Surf Forecasts:
Bajo el Medio surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NE swell with 91 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bajo el Medio over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you straight up — the next 16 days are a write-off for any kind of proper surf at Bajo el Medio. There’s not a single recommendation in the whole run. Not one. So if you’ve got the itch, maybe give the board a rest or find something else to do, because this stretch is flat, choppy, and totally hopeless.
The outlook kicks off Wednesday, August 26, and just doesn’t get going. We’re looking at tiny dribble — swell heights barely touching 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with a weak combined energy (10 to 30 range most days). That’s barely a ripple. Wind is a problem too, coming in cross-on from the north or northeast, blowing at 9 to 22 mph, so it’s messy and lumpy. Even the little bumps we see are short-period junk — 4 to 8 seconds — so there’s no push or shape.
Now, there’s a slight spike on Monday, September 7 — morning swell bumps up to 5 ft from the NE, with period around 8 seconds and combined energy hitting 295. That’s the biggest reading of the whole period, and it’s still classed as “poor surf conditions.” That’s because the wind is cross-on from the NNE at 9 mph, so it’ll be choppy and half-baked. Not worth getting excited about. By the afternoon it drops back to 2 ft. So that brief lift is more of a tease than a treat.
Bajo el Medio is a sheltered reef, and its optimum swell direction is from the NW, but nothing lines up right. The swell we do get is mostly from the NNE or NE — completely wrong angle. And the wind is almost never offshore here; it’s onshore or cross-on the whole way. That’s a double whammy.
The later days from September 8 onward drop back to tiny, weak conditions again — 1 ft to 2 ft, energy below 65, and still cross-on breezes. There’s no hidden gem, no late-period pulse. It’s just flat and frustrated. For a spot that’s already inconsistent, this kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area.
Sorry, mate. Sometimes the ocean just says “not today.”
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNW 8 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 91 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 36 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM2.23m | 1:51AM2.11m | 2:02PM2.36m | 2:21AM2.21m | 2:32PM2.45m | 2:52AM2.28m | 3:03PM2.49m | 3:23AM2.32m | 3:35PM2.48m | 3:56AM2.30m | 4:09PM2.40m | 4:31AM2.25m | 4:46PM2.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.29m | 7:48AM0.30m | 8:15PM0.17m | 8:18AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.10m | 8:49AM0.15m | 9:14PM0.06m | 9:21AM0.13m | 9:45PM0.07m | 9:54AM0.16m | 10:18PM0.14m | 10:31AM0.24m | 10:55PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 4 | NW 5 | W 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 12 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | N 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NNE 4 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 91 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 36 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 297 | 14 | 537 | 297 | 291 | 438 | 297 | 291 | 291 | 183 | 291 | 183 | 183 | 14 | 183 | 183 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 209 |
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