Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.29° N 98.48° W

Punta Maldonado 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Maldonado sea temperature is
30.3°C
1.1° 

Punta Maldonado 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 Maldonado today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Maldonado at 8AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1122
1094
1081
1067
1067
1054
1054
1027
904
763
970
800
742
742
732
785
834
705
1454
770
742
733
733
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:41AM0.71m
00:28AM0.76m
12:48PM0.65m
1:41AM0.81m
1:59PM0.62m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.24m
5:58PM0.23m
6:59AM0.28m
7:01PM0.23m
8:23AM0.27m
8:02PM0.21m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:16
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6:16
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 mm
1
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1
5
3
4
3
3
4
1
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1
3
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
25
25
25
28
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
28
28
27
29
29
30
29
30
29
28
28
27
28
30
31
29
29
28
30
31
31
32
31
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