Surf Forecasts:
El Brusco surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, NW swell with 100 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 Sunday (Aug 09) 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 (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next 16 days at El Brusco. It’s a slow burner, with a whole lot of nothing before we get a proper taste of action. For the first week and a half, the surf is tiny and the conditions are a mess, so keep your board in the car.
From Friday the 7th through Saturday the 15th, it’s a bust. Waves are a paltry 1 to 2 feet from the NNW or NW, with weak energy in the 34 to 89 range. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, and the quality is poor. We get a couple of glassy mornings on the 10th and 13th, but the swell is just too small to ride.
The real deal, and the only real standout, arrives on Sunday the 16th and Tuesday the 18th. On Sunday morning, the 16th of August, we get a clean 5-foot swell from the NW with a light cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy jumps to 457 (strong energy) and the conditions are clean. It’s a good size for intermediates. For the best wave of the forecast, look to Tuesday morning, the 18th of August. The swell hits 6 feet from the NW with a clean cross-offshore wind and energy of 485 (strong energy). This is punchy, powerful stuff for the experts, and it’s too big for beginners.
After that, it fades fast. Wednesday the 19th has a couple of glassy sessions with 4-foot and 3-foot waves, but the energy drops to 171 and 106 (moderate energy) and the conditions are just “surfable but very ordinary.” The rest of the month looks like a return to small, weak, and onshore slop.
So, the standout is Sunday the 16th morning for a clean, fun wave, but the real winner is Tuesday the 18th morning. If you’re advanced, that’s your session. The rest is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:57PM3.00m | 11:37AM2.92m | 00:21AM2.89m | 1:04PM2.95m | 1:51AM2.95m | 2:25PM3.14m | 3:07AM3.15m | 3:31PM3.44m | 4:06AM3.39m | 4:26PM3.74m | 4:57AM3.60m | 5:14PM3.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.96m | 5:55PM1.00m | 6:36AM1.03m | 7:22PM0.94m | 7:57AM0.94m | 8:40PM0.72m | 9:06AM0.72m | 9:43PM0.43m | 10:02AM0.47m | 10:37PM0.15m | 10:51AM0.23m | 11:24PM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NE 4 | W 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 11 | NW 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 3 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | — | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NNW 6 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | NW 12 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 39 | 462 | 119 | 486 | 197 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 108 |
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