Surf Forecasts:
Playa Los Cuatro surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NE swell with 153 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Los Cuatro this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Los Cuatro over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Los Cuatro in the next 16 days are 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Los Cuatro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.
Well, I’m looking at the next 16 days and I gotta tell ya, it’s a tough stretch for Playa Los Cuatro. The truth is, there isn’t a single day in this whole window where the surf is worth paddling out for. The first recommendation doesn’t even come, because every single record is marked with “poor surf conditions” and scores a zero. That’s a long, dry gap from Wednesday the 5th of August all the way through to Thursday the 20th of August.
The problem is a combination of things. The swell is mostly small, sitting between 3 ft and 5 ft, and it’s coming from the NE, which is not the optimum direction for this sheltered break (it wants N swell). The period is short, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, which means weak, choppy, windswell with no real punch – combined energy values stay weak to moderate, peaking at 281 but still delivering poor quality. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore from the NNE to ENE, at times getting up to 12 to 16 mph, which just adds chop and mess.
Water temp is sitting at a warm 83°F, which is bang on average for this time of year (anomaly of +0.5°F), so no excuses on that front – just not enough good swell and bad wind alignment.
Look, Playa Los Cuatro is a beach and breakwater setup, mostly a beginner spot, and it’s fairly consistent by nature, but with this persistent cross-onshore flow and short-period NE windswell, the conditions are just sloppy. For the more experienced crew, there’s nothing here that’ll get the heart racing. Honestly, this setup looks more suited to kite surfing than paddle surfing with the constant onshore wind and choppy surface.
Hang in there – forecasts can change. But right now, I’ve got nothing good to tell you.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
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 kJ | 45 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 108 | 114 | 125 | 153 | 128 | 81 | 104 | 124 | 81 | 91 | 128 | 86 | 91 | 74 | 84 | 63 | 97 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:14PM0.37m | 8:10AM0.12m | 7:55PM0.40m | 9:16AM0.09m | 8:39PM0.43m | 10:35AM0.07m | 9:25PM0.45m | 10:13PM0.46m | 11:03PM0.45m | 11:54PM0.44m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.11m | 4:58AM0.08m | 10:47AM0.09m | 5:34AM0.04m | 6:10AM0.01m | 6:47AM-0.01m | 7:24AM-0.01m | 7:57AM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 108 | 114 | 125 | 153 | 128 | 81 | 104 | 124 | 81 | 91 | 128 | 86 | 91 | 74 | 84 | 63 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 128 | 3 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 24 | 128 | 806 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 3 | 12 | 128 | 0 |
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