El Playon Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.90° S 76.40° W

El Playon WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Playon sea temperature is
19.9° C
2.8° 

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


El Playon surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 1,126 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Playon this week:

The surf forecast for El Playon over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Playon in the next 16 days are 1.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (-05) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Wed 8th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 15s
Best Surf 1AM (Fri 10th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 15s
Most Powerful 7PM (Thu 9th Jul)5ft (1.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Playon over the next 16 days.


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