Surf Forecasts:
Canos de Meca surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, W swell with 18 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Canos de Meca this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Canos de Meca in the next 16 days are 0.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Canos de Meca over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – it’s gonna be a rough stretch for a wave. We’re looking at Canos de Meca, a sheltered reef that calls for a clean SW swell to really light up. Problem is, for the first week and a half, we’ve basically got nothing. The ocean is flat, showing zero swell energy.
From Thursday the 16th of July right through to Wednesday the 23rd, it’s a desert. No height, no period, just clean, flat water. The water temp sits at 73°F which is pretty normal for the time of year. A few mornings we’ll get a slick, glassy surface, but glassy doesn’t mean a thing without a wave to push you.
We finally see some tiny life on the 19th, with a 0.3ft W swell and a period of 11 seconds, giving us a weak combined energy reading of just 2. But it’s crossed up by a SW wind and honestly, it’s for the die-hards only. That pattern barely changes through the week: a few 0.3ft or 0.7ft pulses drifting in from the west, but with offshores or cross-offshores that keep the surface tidy. Don't be fooled; the swell is weak (energy in the 2 to 11 range), short-lived, and inconsistent.
The first real shift shows up on Sunday the 26th of July. A clean morning with a NW offshore at 9 mph and a 0.3ft groundswell from the west with a long 12-second period. Afternoon gets windier, NW up to 19 mph, still offshore and clean, but the swell only manages 0.7ft with combined energy of 11. It’s still a whisper.
By the end of the run, on Thursday the 31st of July, we get the closest thing to surf: a 3ft easterly swell, but it’s a short, blowy 4-second windswell (energy at 29). The wind is cross-onshore and strong at 19 mph in the morning. It’s going to be messy, lumpy, and fat. Honestly, reef setups and onshores ain't a pretty match.
Bottom line: there isn't a single standout day in this entire 16-day window. The breaks are inconsistent, the swell direction is all wrong for Canos de Meca, and even the best little pulses are too small to get excited about. Keep the board in the car for different coast if you can. Sometimes it’s just a waiting game.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM2.29m | 6:07AM2.01m | 6:25PM2.24m | 6:52AM1.93m | 7:10PM2.13m | 7:38AM1.82m | 7:56PM1.97m | 8:24AM1.71m | 8:44PM1.80m | 9:15AM1.60m | 9:38PM1.64m | 10:14AM1.51m | 10:42PM1.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.07m | 11:56PM-0.01m | 12:03PM0.11m | 00:41AM0.07m | 12:46PM0.19m | 1:25AM0.19m | 1:30PM0.31m | 2:09AM0.33m | 2:16PM0.44m | 2:55AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.57m | 3:48AM0.59m | 4:12PM0.67m | 4:53AM0.68m | |||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | W 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 16 | 43 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 33 | 17 | 53 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | E 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 1083 | 44 | 237 | 1274 | 690 | 107 | 1087 | 44 | 249 | 823 | 79 | 249 | 844 | 155 | 155 | 823 | 107 | 249 | 814 | 44 |
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