Surf Forecasts:
El Brusco surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, NNW swell with 904 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Brusco this week:
The surf forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Brusco in the next 16 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about your next couple of weeks at El Brusco.
The water temp is sitting at a warm 72°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.
Right now, there’s no surf worth paddling out for. Thursday the 4th is a total write-off with a weak 2ft NW wind swell, bumpy cross-on wind, and combined energy of just 65 – not even worth the walk down the track. We’ll sit through Friday the 5th too.
Sunday morning, September 6 – this is our first real standout. The swell bumps up to a clean 5ft from the NW with a 12-second period – proper groundswell energy with combined energy hitting 502. Wind is glassy, off the NW at just 3 mph. The water will be like a mirror. This is your session. The break is fairly consistent and fairly exposed to the NW, so it’ll be handling that energy well. Keep in mind it’s an advanced wave, so only for those who know what they’re doing. Crowds can be around.
Monday morning the 7th has glassy conditions again, but it’s tiny at 2ft (15-second period, combined energy 189). You could get a longboard out, but it’s not going to set the world on fire.
Thursday morning, September 10 – another decent window. Flat calm, 4ft from the NNW, 11-second period, combined energy 372. Glassy all the way. The swell direction has shifted slightly from the previous days, and the optimum for El Brusco is NW, so this NNW is a little off-angle but still wrapping in. Worth the paddle with clean faces.
After that, it gets grim. Friday the 11th through to around Wednesday the 16th sees a slow death in swell – mostly under 3ft, weak energy readings mostly under 200, and often cross-onshore or onshore winds. You might scrape a glassy longboard session on the 14th with 2ft, but it’s flat and ordinary.
Then things get interesting again around Friday September 18 – the swell jumps back up to 5ft from the NW with combined energy hitting 496, but the wind is a messy NE cross-on at 12 mph. Saturday the 19th is bigger – 6ft NW, 12-second period, combined energy a solid 887 – but again, that messy NE wind blows it out. These last two days are more for the windsurfers or kitesurfers than us paddle surfers, to be honest.
The standout is Sunday morning, September 6 – that glassy 5ft NW groundswell is as good as it gets in this window. Next best is Thursday morning, September 10 for the clean 4ft NNW.
Stay patient, check the cams, and don’t force it on the junk days.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 67 | 514 | 841 | 754 | 488 | 297 | 117 | 104 | 245 | 215 | 169 | 145 | 138 | 464 | 760 | 595 | 372 | 281 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM2.87m | 11:22AM2.88m | 00:21AM2.75m | 1:02PM2.92m | 1:56AM2.87m | 2:24PM3.16m | 3:06AM3.12m | 3:25PM3.48m | 3:58AM3.39m | 4:14PM3.77m | 4:42AM3.61m | 4:57PM3.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.92m | 4:54AM1.10m | 5:47PM1.06m | 6:27AM1.17m | 7:23PM0.97m | 7:55AM1.02m | 8:40PM0.70m | 9:00AM0.74m | 9:37PM0.40m | 9:52AM0.45m | 10:24PM0.13m | 10:36AM0.21m | 11:04PM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 67 | 514 | 841 | 754 | 488 | 297 | 117 | 67 | 245 | 215 | 169 | 145 | 138 | 464 | 760 | 595 | 372 | 281 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNW 14 | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 5 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 136 | — | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 79 | — | — | — | 2 | 110 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 23 | — | — | 3 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 38 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
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