Surf Forecasts:
Punta Encomienda surf forecast from 19 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 19 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period, SSW swell with 1,644 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Punta Encomienda this week:
The surf forecast for Punta Encomienda over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Punta Encomienda in the next 16 days are 1.7m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Punta Encomienda over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 897 | 449 | 788 | 1179 | 1164 | 879 | 833 | 529 | 719 | 404 | 508 | 587 | 729 | 565 | 1644 | 1461 | 1273 | 1257 | 1098 | 1112 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 5:45AM0.91m | 6:04PM1.08m | 6:44AM0.96m | 6:54PM1.01m | 7:40AM0.98m | 7:42PM0.93m | 8:34AM0.99m | 8:31PM0.84m | 9:25AM0.99m | 9:19PM0.76m | 10:15AM0.98m | 10:08PM0.69m | 11:04AM0.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.01m | 11:45AM0.05m | 00:30AM0.00m | 12:44PM0.11m | 1:16AM0.01m | 1:43PM0.17m | 2:01AM0.04m | 2:43PM0.23m | 2:45AM0.07m | 3:43PM0.27m | 3:28AM0.11m | 4:43PM0.29m | 4:10AM0.15m | 5:43PM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 |
mm | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 897 | 415 | 788 | 1179 | 1164 | 879 | 833 | 529 | 514 | 404 | 508 | 587 | 729 | 424 | 1644 | 1461 | 1273 | 1257 | 1098 | 1112 | 791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 157 | 449 | 196 | 165 | 215 | 193 | 184 | 449 | 719 | 316 | 347 | 249 | 432 | 565 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 325 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 14 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | S 21 | S 20 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 191 | 154 | 36 | 7 | 384 | 186 | 137 | 116 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 89 | 114 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 962 | 0 | 0 | 994 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 719 |
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