Surf Forecasts:
El Confital surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, N swell with 439 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Confital this week:
The surf forecast for El Confital over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Confital in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Confital over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the surf on offer for this part of the world over the next couple of weeks. To be honest, it’s a pretty flat and quiet pattern for the most part. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much, then a few days in the middle that perk up, and a possible little pulse right at the tail end that *might* give us something to work with.
The first solid chance of a wave comes on Monday the 14th of September. We’ve been stuck with small, weak, and messy surf for over a week before that—windy, cross-shore junk, really. But on that Monday morning, things start to look a bit more interesting at El Confital. The swell bumps up a touch to just about 2 ft out of the NNW with a period of 13 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. The combined energy is a moderate 165, so there is some push there. The wind is light from the NE, giving us a clean, cross-off breeze. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. This is a wave for experienced surfers anyway, and the long period will make it peel nicely down that reef. Crowds are likely here, but with the conditions being a bit ordinary overall, it might not be as packed as it could be.
The one true standout in the whole 16-day window looks like it’s shaping up for Saturday the 19th of September in the afternoon. Swell jumps up to 4 ft from the N with a period of 8 seconds. That combined energy reads a strong 288. The wind goes light and cross-off from the NNE, and the forecast says "expect good surf conditions," which is about as good as it gets in this forecast. The wave state is clean. This will be the best size and cleanest conditions we’ll see. The swell direction from the north is exactly what El Confital wants to see for its optimum. With that clean offshore breeze and a bit of punch, this is the session to aim for.
After that, it drops away again pretty quickly. The rest of the period into the 22nd is back to small, weak, and mostly cross-shore winds. Nothing worth writing home about.
So, to sum it up for this region: there’s a decent, clean little window on the morning of the 14th, but the real highlight—the one you wait for—is Saturday afternoon the 19th at El Confital. Get on it if you can.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 156 | 139 | 110 | 121 | 104 | 63 | 65 | 44 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 47 | 72 | 85 | 53 | 75 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM2.16m | 11:53PM2.09m | 12:08PM2.36m | 00:43AM2.25m | 12:55PM2.53m | 1:25AM2.38m | 1:36PM2.64m | 2:02AM2.46m | 2:14PM2.69m | 2:38AM2.49m | 2:50PM2.66m | 3:11AM2.47m | 3:25PM2.57m | 3:44AM2.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.89m | 5:43PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.71m | 6:34PM0.45m | 6:44AM0.54m | 7:16PM0.31m | 7:24AM0.41m | 7:54PM0.22m | 8:02AM0.33m | 8:29PM0.21m | 8:37AM0.31m | 9:02PM0.25m | 9:10AM0.34m | 9:33PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 156 | 139 | 110 | 121 | 104 | 63 | 65 | 44 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 47 | 72 | 85 | 53 | 402 | 392 | 287 | 246 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | N 13 | NNW 12 | N 13 | NNW 10 | N 15 | NNW 9 | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 63 | 39 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 75 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 15 | S 13 | S 12 | — | N 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NNW 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 31 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 240 | 220 | 239 | 231 | 245 | 300 | 266 | 237 | 273 | 217 | 163 | 220 | 262 | 327 | 395 | 448 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 93 | 36 | 93 | 80 | 36 | 36 | 127 | 80 | 36 | 527 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 36 |
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