Surf Forecasts:
Bajo el Medio surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, NNE swell with 33 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bajo el Medio this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bajo el Medio in the next 16 days are 0.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bajo el Medio over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here. Look, I gotta be straight with you — the next sixteen days are a real bust for Bajo del Medio. This sheltered reef setup just isn’t doing anything for us. The finder shows every single session with "poor surf conditions" and flat-out zero scores from day one. From Sunday the 16th of August right through to Monday the 31st, there is no surf worth paddling out for. That’s a solid two-week gap with no recommendations whatsoever.
Most days we’re looking at tiny dribbles of swell — nothing above 3 ft, and the combined energy is weak as anything, barely scratching 20 (20) most of the time, with a few days like Thursday the 27th morning hitting just 112 (112) — still only moderate energy and it comes with a fresh cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions. Not for paddling. The wind is a constant issue: almost every slot is cross-on, onshore, or just plain messy. On Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th you’ve got a strong breeze at 25 mph blowing straight onshore. That’s kite territory, not surfer territory.
The swell direction shifts around but it’s all short-period junk — barely hitting 10 seconds at best, most of it 4 to 8 seconds. No power, no shape. The optimum swell direction for this break is NW, and we see a little bit of that on the 16th, 18th, 19th, 24th, and 30th, but the size is pathetic — 0.3 ft to 1 ft — and the wind ruins whatever tiny chance there was. The water temp anomaly label is blank, so no word on that.
For this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal. Bajo del Medio is inconsistent and sheltered, so when it goes quiet, it stays quiet. I wouldn’t expect anything to suddenly turn on. The long-range stuff at the very end, like the 27th morning with 3 ft from the NE at 9 seconds and 112 (112) energy, is still so far out and with lousy winds, it’s nothing to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | ENE 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NE 10 | NNW 8 | N 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
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 kJ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30AM2.27m | 4:45PM2.40m | 5:07AM2.15m | 5:23PM2.19m | 5:44AM2.00m | 6:02PM1.96m | 6:25AM1.85m | 6:49PM1.74m | 7:18AM1.70m | 7:54PM1.56m | 8:36AM1.59m | 9:34PM1.48m | 10:16AM1.61m | 11:07PM1.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.19m | 10:55PM0.21m | 11:04AM0.33m | 11:30PM0.39m | 11:44AM0.50m | 00:07AM0.58m | 12:29PM0.67m | 00:51AM0.76m | 1:30PM0.83m | 1:56AM0.90m | 3:06PM0.92m | 3:39AM0.95m | 4:52PM0.87m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | ENE 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | — | — | NW 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 11 | WNW 8 | — | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NW 9 | NE 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NE 4 | N 9 | NE 8 | W 9 | — | N 8 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | NE 10 | — | N 3 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NE 3 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 3 | — | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 14 | 167 | 203 | 14 | 14 | 183 | 203 | 209 | 203 | 183 | 203 | 209 | 14 |
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