Surf Forecasts:
El Brusco surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 948 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NNW 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 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Brusco in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5AM. 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+) | 11PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at the forecast for El Brusco.
Honestly, mate, I’m looking at the whole 16-day window and it’s a bit of a flat spell with a few flickers of life. The energy is mostly weak to moderate, and a lot of the time the wind just isn’t cooperating. We’ve got one standout morning that’s worth circling on the calendar, but you’ll need to be patient.
The first real chance for a paddle comes Sunday, September 6th, with a morning session. A 5ft swell from the NW, with a period of 12 seconds, giving us moderate energy (500). The wind is a light cross from the WNW at 6 mph, so it’s workable, but the forecast says it’s marginal. Monday morning, September 7th, is a tease. The swell drops to 2ft, but the wind goes glassy from the WNW at just 3 mph. That’s a beautiful, clean surface, but the wave size is tiny. It’s a classic “looks good, but no push” situation.
We go through a rough patch from Tuesday, September 8th, through to the middle of the month. The swell tries to pick up on Wednesday, September 9th, hitting 8ft from the NNW with a short 8-second period, but the onshore wind messes it up. That’s a lot of chop for a beach break, and the energy is moderate (788), but it’s not surfable. The whole stretch from September 8th to September 18th is filled with poor conditions and marginal forecasts. There’s a long gap of nothing worth paddling out for.
The real standout, the one you’ve been waiting for, is Saturday morning, September 19th. We’ve got a 4ft NW swell, a period of 11 seconds, and the wind is glassy from the ENE at a mere 3 mph. The energy is moderate (346), and the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” This is it. El Brusco is an advanced break, fairly consistent, and it’s a point break setup, so that longer-period groundswell will wrap in nicely. The crowd can be around here often, so get in early for that glassy morning. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.
After that, Sunday, September 20th, still has some clean, glassy waves in the morning and afternoon, but the swell drops to 3ft, so it’s smaller. The rest of the window fades back into the poor category.
So, if you’re in the water, aim for the 19th of September. That’s the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 835 | 488 | 297 | 142 | 104 | 172 | 179 | 149 | 142 | 465 | 738 | 348 | 485 | 389 | 261 | 128 | 81 | 114 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 5:21AM3.76m | 5:36PM4.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 11:16AM0.04m | 11:42PM-0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 8:43 | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 835 | 488 | 297 | 142 | 67 | 172 | 179 | 149 | 142 | — | 738 | 348 | 485 | 389 | 261 | 128 | 81 | 114 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 6 | — | — | W 11 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 95 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 154 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 18 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 140 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
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