Surf Forecasts:
El Brusco surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NW swell with 71 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 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking flat out grim for El Brusco. If you’re itching to paddle out, you’re gonna need to be patient, real patient.
Right now, we’re staring down the barrel of a long, quiet spell. There’s simply no surf on offer from Thursday the 30th of July, and that's gonna stretch all the way through to the end of the first week of August. For over a week, we’re talking nothing but tiny, weak leftovers. The swell energy is feeble, mostly reading under 100 (73) at best, and often dipping into the low teens and twenties. Combine that with average to poor winds – mostly cross-onshore or onshore – and you’ve got flat, choppy, or messy conditions. A few mornings might be glassy, like Friday the 31st, but with only 1 ft of weak swell, it’s barely a ripple.
This is a tough one for the area. It’s not uncommon to see a blank run like this, but that doesn’t make it any easier to swallow. Just know that forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor forever.
The outlook finally starts to look a little more interesting towards the end of the second week. The first real pulse of energy shows up on Saturday the 8th of August. We’ll see a bit of a lift with a 3 ft NW swell pushing through, and the combined energy jumps into three digits at 159. It’s still being called "poor surf conditions" and the winds are onshore, so it won’t be clean, but it’s a sign of life.
Now, the standout to keep your eye on is that same Saturday afternoon. That 3 ft swell from the NW with a 9-second period is the best looking wave height on the whole chart. For El Brusco, an advanced break that’s fairly consistent, this is the closest we get to a highlight. It’s not massive, but it’s the biggest push of the forecast. Sunday the 9th still has some waist-high energy hanging around, around 3 ft, but the winds are cross-onshore again, so don't expect perfection. After that, it fades back to nothing.
Keep the board waxed, but don't hold your breath. The only real window is that Saturday, and even then, it’s not a classic. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because a change could be coming.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | off | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57AM3.32m | 6:11PM3.62m | 6:29AM3.39m | 6:43PM3.68m | 7:01AM3.41m | 7:15PM3.68m | 7:34AM3.40m | 7:48PM3.63m | 8:09AM3.35m | 8:24PM3.52m | 8:47AM3.27m | 9:04PM3.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.45m | 11:54AM0.46m | 00:20AM0.36m | 12:27PM0.39m | 00:53AM0.31m | 1:00PM0.37m | 1:26AM0.31m | 1:34PM0.40m | 2:00AM0.36m | 2:10PM0.48m | 2:37AM0.46m | 2:51PM0.61m | 3:19AM0.61m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 61 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | — | NNW 7 | N 4 | WNW 7 | N 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 45 | 46 | 38 | 119 | 477 | 46 | 32 | 64 | 12 | 119 | 432 | 108 | 197 | 432 | 194 | 162 | 457 | 343 |
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