Surf Forecasts:
El Brusco surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, NW swell with 90 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Brusco this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Brusco in the next 16 days are 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what El Brusco is serving up.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough run. The whole 16-day outlook is a total write-off for quality waves. We’ve got a blank run from now through late July, with not a single session worth paddling out for. It’s a real bummer, but when a spot like this goes quiet, it can stay quiet for a stretch. Don't lose hope though; forecasts can turn around.
So, what’s going wrong? The swell is tiny. We’re looking at wave heights from a pathetic 0.7 ft up to a meager 3 ft, mostly from the NW. The combined swell energy is weak, barely ever cracking triple digits – the highest I see is a paltry 103 on Saturday the 11th afternoon, and that’s still uninspiring. The period is all over the place, mostly short and weak, between 5 and 11 seconds, so there's no real push behind any of it. The conditions just rub salt in the wound. It’s mostly a cross-onshore or onshore breeze, with speeds building into a choppy moderate breeze by the second week. Even when the wind is light, the surf is just too small and weak to do anything with. Every single entry is flagged as "poor surf conditions."
The water temp is a notable 72° with a massive anomaly of 5° – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, almost freakishly so. But warm water doesn’t make up for flat surf.
Let’s run through the diary. Thursday the 9th starts us off with 2 ft NW swell, but a cross-on NE breeze just kills it. Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th are equally flat and messy. It’s the same sad story all the way through – tiny swell, poor wind. By the time we get to the 21st of July, the swell tries to push up to 3 ft, but it's still cross-onshore and choppy. Even the last few days around the 23rd and 24th with a tiny bit more size are completely blown out with onshore winds. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer needing wind than a paddle surfer needing waves.
There is no standout. There is no recommendation. This is a flat spell, plain and simple. Stick to the skatepark for now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 44 | 68 | 90 | 39 | 46 | 75 | 61 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:42AM3.05m | 1:23PM3.05m | 1:57AM3.13m | 2:33PM3.23m | 3:07AM3.28m | 3:35PM3.47m | 4:09AM3.46m | 4:32PM3.72m | 5:04AM3.62m | 5:24PM3.93m | 5:55AM3.71m | 6:13PM4.05m | 6:43AM3.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.94m | 7:01AM0.84m | 7:36PM0.83m | 8:09AM0.75m | 8:45PM0.63m | 9:13AM0.59m | 9:47PM0.39m | 10:10AM0.41m | 10:43PM0.16m | 11:02AM0.25m | 11:35PM-0.01m | 11:50AM0.14m | 00:24AM-0.09m | 12:37PM0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 68 | 90 | 39 | 46 | 75 | 61 | 42 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 9 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 5 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 14 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 45 | 32 | 46 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 17 | 32 | 186 | 69 | 46 | 667 | 197 | 300 | 340 | 340 | 358 | 409 | 340 | 398 |
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