Infiernillo

Monday, November 2

Fair

Now 12:00Best 07:00–11:00

How today looks

Infiernillo has overhead waves, 1.5 to 2 m in the morning. A 13 second southwest swell comes in with moderate strength. Until 10:00 the wind is light and cross-shore. From 11:00 the southwest turns onshore and chops it up. It is for advanced surfers only.

06:18–11:00GoodLight cross-shore wind.
11:00–14:00FairOnshore southwest chops it up.
14:00–20:18FairStrong southwest, choppy sea.

Hour by hour

Each day: size, bars for morning, midday and afternoon, and the wind at 09, 13 and 17.

Surf (m)

Best 07:00–11:00

Wind (km/h, gusts)

Tide (m)

Swells (m)

Energy (kJ)

Very goodGoodFairWeakPoorSetsOffshore, cleans it upCross-shoreOnshore, chops it up

Hour		Surf	Swell 1	Swell 2	kJ	Wind km/h		Tide m	Weather
06:00	–	1.5–2 m Sets 2.5 m	1.8 m, 13 s, WSW	0.7 m, 17 s, SW	636	15	A bit choppy	1.5 ↓	13°
07:00	Good	1.5–2 m Sets 2.5 m	1.8 m, 13 s, WSW	0.8 m, 17 s, SW	678	14	A bit choppy	1.3 ↓	12°
08:00	Good	1.5–2 m Sets 2.5 m	1.8 m, 13 s, WSW	0.8 m, 17 s, SW	690	13	A bit choppy	1.1 ↓	13°
09:00	Good	1.5–2.5 m Sets 2.5 m	1.8 m, 13 s, WSW	1.0 m, 16 s, SW	749	13	A bit choppy	0.9 ↓	14°
10:00	Good	1.5–2.5 m Sets 2.5 m	1.9 m, 13 s, WSW	1.0 m, 17 s, SW	848	13	A bit choppy	0.7 ↓	15°
11:00	Fair	1.5–2.5 m Sets 2.5 m	1.9 m, 13 s, WSW	0.9 m, 17 s, SW	827	16	Choppy	0.5 ↓	15°
12:00	Fair	2–2.5 m Sets 2.5 m	1.9 m, 13 s, SW	0.9 m, 17 s, WSW	831	18	Choppy	0.4 ↓	15°
13:00	Fair	2–2.5 m Sets 3 m	2.0 m, 13 s, SW	0.9 m, 17 s, SW	949	20	Choppy	0.5 ↑	15°
14:00	Fair	2–2.5 m Sets 3 m	2.0 m, 14 s, SW	0.9 m, 17 s, SW	1098	21	Choppy	0.6 ↑	15°
15:00	Fair	2–3 m Sets 3 m	2.1 m, 14 s, SW	1.0 m, 16 s, SW	1277	22	Choppy	0.7 ↑	15°
16:00	Fair	2–3 m Sets 3.5 m	2.1 m, 14 s, SW	1.1 m, 16 s, SW	1323	2227	Choppy	0.9 ↑	15°
17:00	Fair	2–3 m Sets 3.5 m	2.2 m, 14 s, SW	1.1 m, 16 s, SW	1470	2128	Choppy	1.0 ↑	15°
18:00	Fair	2.5–3 m Sets 3.5 m	2.2 m, 14 s, SW	1.1 m, 16 s, SW	1478	1927	Choppy	1.1 ↑	15°
19:00	Fair	2.5–3 m Sets 3.5 m	2.2 m, 14 s, SW	1.3 m, 16 s, SW	1591	1826	Choppy	1.1 ↓	15°
20:00	Good	2.5–3 m Sets 3.5 m	2.2 m, 14 s, SW	1.3 m, 16 s, SW	1581	1725	Choppy	1.0 ↓	15°

How Infiernillo works

Now 12:00Updated four times a day

SwellGood
From the south-west (236°). The best direction for this beach. Period 13 s: long, powerful waves.
WindBad
18 km/h from the south-west: it's cross-onshore, from the sea at an angle. Chops it up.
TideBad
0.4 m, low and falling. At a very low tide the rocks are exposed.
SizeGood
2–2.5 m. Its best size: 1.7–2.8 m.

WavesWhere they can arrive fromThe ideal directionWhere they come from now

WindOffshore: cleans it upWhere it comes from now

In general

The break
A short, fast, hollow left at the north end of the Lobos bay, over sand between rocks.
Swell
The swell reaches it by bending around the Lobos headland. South-west is best. South arrives weak.
Wind
Only an east wind is offshore, and nothing shelters it from the rest. From October to April it is a morning wave.
Tide
No best tide is confirmed. At very low tide rocks show at the shore.
Current
There are strong currents near the rocks. On your first time, ask locals where to paddle out and back in.

Surf

2–2.5m

Overhead

Sets ~2.5 m
12:00

Wind

18km/h

gusts 20 km/h
from the SW (221°)

Chops it up

Swells

1.9m 13s

from the SW (236°)
+ 0.9 m, 17 s, from the WSW

Tide

0.4mfalling

Low12:170.4 mHigh18:251.1 m

Energy

831kJ

Moderate
~20 big waves an hour

Water

17°C

Weather

15°C

Next to a person

For you

BeginnerNo

Infiernillo is never for beginners. The wave is fast and breaks close to the rocks.

IntermediateNo

With overhead waves and cross-shore wind, this is beyond what this level should take on.

AdvancedYes07:00–11:00

Waves of 1.5 to 2 m on a 13 second swell with light cross-shore wind. After that the southwest chops it up. (the point)

Daylight

First light06:18

Sunrise06:45

Sunset20:18

Last light20:44

Sizes are estimates for this beach, computed from the offshore swell.