Surf Forecasts:
Playa Pantaleta surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with 272 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Pantaleta this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Pantaleta over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Pantaleta in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Pantaleta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about Playa Pantaleta. The next 16 days are a tough watch. The whole period is a write-off with nothing but *poor surf conditions* on the cards. We’re looking at a solid blank run from Tuesday the 25th of August all the way through to Wednesday the 9th of September. That’s over two weeks of no good surf.
The main issue is a persistent cross-shore wind that never lets up. It’s a mix of moderate and gentle breezes from the east and east-northeast, which just mess up the surface completely. The combined swell energy is weak to moderate (100 to 336), but it doesn’t matter because the wind has it all chopped up. The swell is coming from the ENE and NE, which is cross to the exposed beach-and-reef setup, but the wind is the real killer here. The swell period is short, around 6 to 8 seconds, so there’s no real power or shape to be hopeful about either.
Water temp is sitting at 81°, which is about average for this time of year. The biggest swell we see is around 6ft on the 4th, 6th, and 7th of September, but even that is completely ruined by the cross-shore wind. For a spot that’s a beach and reef mix, with this much wind and chop, it honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. There’s just nothing to recommend here. It’s a real bummer, but sometimes the ocean just shuts down. Hang in there, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 80 | 136 | 97 | 85 | 170 | 147 | 123 | 85 | 88 | 106 | 134 | 175 | 223 | 204 | 142 | 103 | 82 | 80 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:06PM0.38m | 12:23PM0.13m | 11:46PM0.38m | 12:52PM0.17m | 00:27AM0.36m | 1:25PM0.21m | 1:08AM0.33m | 2:00PM0.25m | 1:51AM0.28m | 2:38PM0.28m | 2:40AM0.23m | 3:21PM0.31m | 3:56AM0.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.08m | 8:36AM0.11m | 3:11PM0.16m | 8:51AM0.14m | 4:50PM0.18m | 8:52AM0.16m | 7:59PM0.19m | 8:40AM0.17m | 9:44PM0.17m | 8:26AM0.17m | 11:12PM0.14m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | — | N 11 | ENE 6 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 12 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NE 7 | NE 11 | — | NE 7 | ENE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 80 | — | 2 | 85 | 9 | 21 | 123 | 85 | 24 | 106 | 21 | 12 | 223 | 4 | — | 103 | 18 | 80 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | N 12 | — | NNE 14 | NE 13 | — | NE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 18 | 27 | — | 23 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | E 16 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | — | 136 | 97 | — | 170 | 147 | — | 35 | 88 | — | 134 | 175 | — | 204 | 142 | — | 82 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 767 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
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