Puerto Caballas Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.99° S 76.28° W

Puerto Caballas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Puerto Caballas sea temperature is
19.4° C
3.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 5PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Puerto Caballas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
654
654
536
482
419
363
311
313
230
196
191
157
130
127
100
100
97
97
119
116
114
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:34AM0.44m
2:06AM0.68m
1:00PM0.39m
3:14AM0.71m
2:37PM0.38m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.39m
6:13PM0.22m
9:38AM0.36m
7:20PM0.22m
10:38AM0.32m
8:24PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
20
17
16
17
18
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
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