Surf Forecasts:
Playa Poniente surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SSW swell with 79 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 5s. 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 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Poniente over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me tell you how it is for Playa Poniente over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, the surf outlook for Playa Poniente is pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of flat, gutless conditions ahead. The first real chance to get wet doesn't come until Friday the 21st of August, but even that window is super narrow.
Friday morning the 21st is your best bet by a long shot. We're looking at some chest-high swell, around 4ft, pushing in from the southwest. It's short-period windswell though, only 7 seconds, so it won't have much grunt. The real winner here is the wind – a light WNW offshore breeze, keeping the surface glassy. The combined energy is moderate (242). Plus, the water is way warmer than you'd expect for this time of year, coming in at a balmy 84°F, which is a notable few degrees above normal.
Don't get too excited though. After that morning session, the quality drops right off. By Friday afternoon the wind swings onshore and the swell gets chopped up and weak. From there, it’s a wasteland. For the whole of Saturday the 22nd right through until the morning of Thursday the 27th, you're looking at tiny, wind-affected junk. The swell barely reaches knee-high and the winds are all wrong – mostly cross-shore or onshore. It's just not worth paddling out for a few closeouts.
The morning of Thursday the 27th might look a little better on paper with some clean, cross-off winds from the NNW and swell back up around 3ft, but the energy is still low (66). Honestly, it's just surfable, not good. That trend of poor conditions carries on, with a few clean mornings of tiny waves that don't offer anything.
Even the glassy mornings on Tuesday the 25th and Sunday the 30th of August aren't enough to save it, with the swell just too small at 1ft to 3ft.
Look, for about ten days there’s barely a single session worth paddling for. A few days in early September there's glassy conditions again on the 2nd and 3rd, but the swell vanishes completely, dropping to 1ft. This is one of those stretches where you might just want to leave the board at home. The swell direction is all over the place and never matches the ideal SE direction for this spot, so it's just not lining up.
If the wind holds on that Friday morning the 21st, get out there early for a few fun ones while you can.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | SSW 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 64 | 79 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:56PM0.12m | 8:45PM0.13m | 9:52PM0.13m | 11:05PM0.13m | 00:04AM0.13m | 00:55AM0.13m | 1:45AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.03m | 8:02AM0.03m | 8:45AM0.02m | 9:15AM0.02m | 9:48AM0.01m | 10:10AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 79 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ESE 3 | NE 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 111 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 556 | 394 | 555 | 584 | 554 | 554 | 563 | 570 | 743 | 729 | 320 | 320 | 742 | 453 | 379 | 558 | 169 | 0 | 41 | 214 |
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The above surf forecast table for Playa Poniente provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Playa Poniente can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Playa Poniente surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Playa Poniente) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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