Surf Forecasts:
Punta Piedras surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, ENE swell with 186 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Punta Piedras this week:
The surf forecast for Punta Piedras over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Punta Piedras in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Punta Piedras over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are a tough watch for clean waves around here. The numbers are telling a story, and it’s not a pretty one for paddling out.
We’ve got a solid run of swell on the cards, with wave heights bumping up nicely from about 4ft right through to over 6ft by the middle of next week. The combined swell energy gets strong too, hitting three and even four-digit figures, like the 441 we see coming up. But here’s the kicker: the wind is locked in from the east at a stiff 12-13 mph, blowing straight across the swell. That means every session is tagged as cross-shore, with a chop that’ll have you fighting the surface the whole time. Every single window – morning, afternoon, day after day – is showing “poor surf conditions” and a score that’s a flat zero. There’s no let-up.
The only break in the forecast is Punta Piedras, a reef setup that’s fairly consistent and exposed to the NNE. But even that won’t save us. The swell is coming from the ENE and NE, which is close to optimum, but with that constant cross-breeze and period stuck at just 6-8 seconds, the waves will be weak, bumpy, and mushy. The water temperature is a warm 82°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be cold while you’re getting frustrated.
Honestly, for the first 10 days, don’t bother. The wind is relentless. We start seeing a bit more size on the 14th of August, with a 5ft swell and energy climbing to 291, but it’s still that same cross-shore mess. By the 15th and 16th of August, we’ve got the biggest push of the whole run – a 6ft swell from the ENE with 8-second periods and energy around 400. That’s proper power, but again, the wind is cross-shore. For a reef break, that’s a recipe for a bumpy, frustrating wall. It would take a serious wind shift to make any of this worthwhile.
There are no standout sessions here. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for quality surfing. With that much swell and that much cross-wind, a beach or reef setup like this would honestly be more interesting for the kite crew than for us paddle surfers. Hang in there, and keep an eye on the charts for a change in that wind direction.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 59 | 49 | 72 | 125 | 110 | 122 | 186 | 158 | 110 | 122 | 113 | 88 | 130 | 109 | 91 | 75 | 88 | 98 | 80 | 78 | 116 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:07PM0.36m | 8:04AM0.10m | 7:48PM0.39m | 9:14AM0.08m | 8:32PM0.41m | 9:19PM0.43m | 10:08PM0.44m | 10:57PM0.44m | 11:48PM0.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.10m | 4:57AM0.08m | 10:39AM0.08m | 5:32AM0.03m | 6:07AM0.00m | 6:44AM-0.01m | 7:20AM-0.01m | 7:54AM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | N 11 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | — | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 122 | — | 88 | — | — | 91 | 75 | 5 | 98 | 80 | 78 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 49 | — | 125 | 110 | 122 | 186 | 158 | 110 | — | 113 | — | 130 | 109 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 747 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 862 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 3 |
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