Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.90° S 76.40° W

El Playon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Playon sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.6° 

El Playon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Playon today (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Playon at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
345
478
726
706
778
846
905
892
878
946
917
746
723
678
540
531
514
610
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM0.82m
1:08PM0.39m
2:05AM0.84m
2:37PM0.45m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.18m
8:33AM0.26m
6:35PM0.20m
9:23AM0.21m
8:00PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
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18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
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16
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