Surf Forecasts:
Playa Poniente surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, E swell with 26 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Poniente this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Poniente over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Poniente in the next 16 days are 0.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Poniente over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for our stretch of coast here. I’ll be straight with you—this is one of those quiet, flat spells where the ocean just doesn’t have much to offer. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle, with no surfable waves on the cards. Everything coming in is tiny, weak, and blown out. We’re looking at a long stretch of nothing.
The first few days are a complete write-off. Saturday the 29th has a tiny 0.7ft easterly windswell with a period of just 5 seconds, and the wind is a cross-on mess. The combined energy is a pathetic 3, so there’s zero push. Sunday the 30th is glassy in the morning, which is a tease, but the swell is a measly 0.3ft. That pattern holds through the end of August and into early September. The surf is just not there.
Mid-week, we get a tiny bump. On Wednesday the 2nd of September, the average swell height creeps up to 2ft from the east, but it’s a short-period 5-second windswell and the wind is a moderate cross-on breeze, making it choppy. The energy is still only 37. That’s not surf, that’s a messy lake.
The rest of the first week and into the second week is more of the same. We see a few brief moments of glassy conditions, like on the morning of Thursday the 3rd, or Saturday the 5th, but the swell is never there to back it up. The waves are consistently under 2ft, with periods of 4 or 5 seconds. The energy readings are all in the single digits or low teens.
Even the longer-range stuff, like the 10th of September, shows a tiny 1ft swell from the NE with a period of 8 seconds, pushing the energy up to 34, but it’s still too small and the wind is onshore. The best we can say is that the water is *much warmer than normal* at 82°, which is a solid 4° above average for this time of year. That’s a nice thing to know if you’re just floating around, but it won’t get you a wave.
Honestly, for this stretch, the setup is so flat and weak that it’s more interesting for a paddleboard or a swim than a surfboard. There’s nothing here to get excited about. The whole 16-day forecast is a blank run. Keep your gear waxed for when the next real swell shows up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:51PM0.09m | 6:19PM0.09m | 6:03PM0.10m | 5:10AM0.09m | 6:06PM0.11m | 6:33AM0.08m | 6:10PM0.12m | 6:29PM0.12m | 6:55PM0.13m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.09m | 11:07AM0.04m | 10:44PM0.08m | 11:15AM0.05m | 11:58PM0.07m | 11:14AM0.06m | 1:08AM0.06m | 10:49AM0.07m | 2:33AM0.05m | 4:03AM0.04m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ESE 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | E 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 584 | 554 | 554 | 609 | 554 | 554 | 584 | 554 | 557 | 584 | 554 | 556 | 559 | 554 | 558 | 584 | 554 | 554 | 584 | 555 |
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