Playa de Patos (El Pico) Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.16° N 8.84° W

Playa de Patos (El Pico) WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de Patos (El Pico) sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.9° 

Playa de Patos (El Pico) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Playa de Patos (El Pico) surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, W swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period, WNW swell with 5,234 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Patos (El Pico) this week:

The surf forecast for Playa de Patos (El Pico) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Patos (El Pico) in the next 16 days are 4.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Tue 25th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 7s
Best Surf11PM (Thu 27th Aug)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 5AM (Fri 28th Aug)15ft (4.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Patos (El Pico) over the next 16 days.


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