Punta Descanso Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.62° N 101.58° W

Punta Descanso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Descanso sea temperature is
31.3°C
2.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Punta Descanso today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Descanso at 2AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Punta Descanso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
460
559
760
745
481
663
789
771
717
691
853
969
957
843
749
584
568
561
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:44PM0.41m
7:10AM0.71m
6:55PM0.43m
7:33AM0.76m
7:12PM0.45m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.33m
11:49PM0.28m
2:12PM0.30m
00:20AM0.21m
2:21PM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:47
6:46
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
28
Feels °C
35
35
34
32
30
31
32
32
32
33
32
32
31
31
32
34
33
34
32
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