Surf Forecasts:
Bajo el Medio surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, NE swell with 50 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 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 10s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bajo el Medio over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, plug in your ears, it’s Rusty here. Yeah, I know, you’re looking at the water and it’s flat as a pancake. That’s basically the story for the whole of this 16-day window, no getting around it. From now all the way through the end of the month, we’re looking at a proper dead spell for Bajo el Medio. There’s no standout, there’s no hidden gem—it’s all just poor surf conditions. We’ve got a solid gap right from the start, with nothing worth paddling out for.
So, let’s walk through it. Starting this Monday 14th, it’s clear but the swell is tiny—1 ft from the NE—and Monday afternoon flips to a 0.7 ft NNW with a long 12-second period, but it’s cross-on wind, so forget about it. That theme sticks. Tuesday the 15th gives us a glassy morning, with 0.7 ft from the NNW, period 11 seconds, but it’s just a whisper of energy (combined energy of all swells directed here is only 16). Not happening. Wednesday the 16th, we get a slightly bigger 2 ft from the NNE, but the period drops to a short 7 seconds, and the wind is cross-on—makes for a choppy, weak mess.
The rest of the week into the weekend? More of the same. Thursday 17th has 2 ft from the NNE, but the wind is a fresh 30 km/h cross-on—total lumps, no good. Friday, Saturday, Sunday – we’re looking at tiny swell, mostly less than 1 ft, with cross-on or onshore winds. Even when the period stretches out to 14 seconds on Sunday the 20th, the swell height is only 0.7 ft, so it’s not doing anything.
Next week, starting Monday 21st, it’s still hopeless. The swell barely reaches 1 ft, wind is mostly from the north or NE, and the energy numbers stay in the teens or low 100s—weak. By Tuesday 22nd there’s a blip: 1 ft from the NW with a 14-second period and moderate energy (103), but the wind is cross-onshore, making it messy. No bueno.
The last few days, from Thursday 24th through to Sunday 28th, we see a tiny flicker of life on the 26th – 2 ft from the NW, period 13 seconds, combined energy 85. Still, the wind is always cross-on or onshore, and the surf is reported as poor. This place is a sheltered reef that needs a solid NW groundswell, and it’s just not coming. If you absolutely need to get wet, you’d be chasing a 1 ft ripple on a glass-off, and that’s not surfing.
Bottom line: a full 16 days of nothing. This is one of those long, quiet runs for Bajo el Medio. It happens. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave your board in the car. Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM2.31m | 4:27AM2.20m | 4:44PM2.11m | 5:00AM2.05m | 5:19PM1.90m | 5:36AM1.88m | 6:01PM1.69m | 6:23AM1.71m | 7:02PM1.51m | 7:41AM1.58m | 8:52PM1.42m | 9:37AM1.57m | 10:38PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:13PM0.24m | 10:29AM0.30m | 10:44PM0.41m | 11:05AM0.47m | 11:17PM0.59m | 11:45AM0.65m | 11:56PM0.78m | 12:40PM0.83m | 00:56AM0.94m | 2:18PM0.95m | 2:51AM1.01m | 4:21PM0.90m | ||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | ENE 8 | NNW 12 | E 4 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 11 | N 8 | — | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 6 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | N 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 12 | NNE 8 | NW 10 | ENE 5 | NW 9 | — | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 29 | — | 29 | 43 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 209 | 14 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
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