Punta de Brea Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.93° N 66.92° W

Punta de Brea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta de Brea sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.4° 

Punta de Brea 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 de Brea today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta de Brea at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
48
56
64
91
84
62
64
77
93
126
153
137
130
85
145
135
97
115
192
135
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:08PM0.28m
7:50PM0.30m
8:34PM0.31m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.02m
6:39AM0.01m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:58
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
4
Temp °C
30
30
29
27
27
26
25
27
30
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
28
29
28
27
29
30
28
31
30
30
29
29
27
28
30
30
29
30
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