Surf Forecasts:
El Brusco surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, NW swell with 593 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s 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 Thursday (Aug 20) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. 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 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into what El Brusco has cooking for us over the next couple of weeks.
Alright, to be straight up with you, this forecast is a mixed bag with some real potential hiding in the second week. The first ten days or so are pretty frustrating, with a lot of chop and onshore wind messing up the shape. The water is sitting at a very unusual 75° – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can get away with a spring suit at most.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up properly until Wednesday the 28th of August. Friday the 23rd and Sunday the 25th look clean but the swell is tiny. We get a pulse building through the week, but the winds turn messy again. The standout window really opens on Thursday the 27th of August morning. We’ve got a solid 10 ft swell from the NW, with a 10-second period, and a combined energy of 1553 – that’s a lot of power kicking in. The wind is just a gentle cross-shore, so it’ll be a little lumpy but very rideable. That kind of size is only for the advanced crew though; the rest should stay on the beach.
Then it gets really interesting. The morning of Friday the 28th of August is looking like the pick of the entire forecast. The swell drops a bit to 6 ft from the NW, but the wind goes totally glassy – dead calm. That combined energy is still strong at 557. This is the one to circle. Glassy conditions with that amount of NW groundswell hitting the fairly exposed point? Expect clean, long walls. It’ll be big enough to get the blood pumping, but just under that expert-only threshold.
After that, the wind gets a bit shifty again, but we get another shot on Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. The swell is a manageable 5 ft from the NW, and it’s glassy again. Perfect conditions for a session.
Looking further out, the end of the run on the 3rd of September has some promise but it’s a long way out, so keep your fingers crossed. The main story here is simple: if you want the cleanest waves, you’re looking at the 28th of August morning, with the 27th of August morning as a bigger, more powerful backup.
Stay stoked, and don't be afraid to wait it out for the good ones.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 |
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 kJ | 6 | 11 | 152 | 347 | 298 | 561 | 549 | 520 | 356 | 186 | 132 | 138 | 66 | 62 | 145 | 89 | 221 | 144 | 56 | 33 | 30 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35AM3.01m | 9:58PM2.87m | 10:23AM2.78m | 10:57PM2.60m | 11:33AM2.61m | 00:26AM2.46m | 1:10PM2.57m | 2:03AM2.51m | 2:31PM2.71m | 3:07AM2.68m | 3:25PM2.94m | 3:51AM2.90m | 4:05PM3.19m | 4:27AM3.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.94m | 4:08AM1.11m | 4:41PM1.20m | 5:09AM1.34m | 5:59PM1.37m | 6:33AM1.45m | 7:29PM1.37m | 7:57AM1.37m | 8:42PM1.21m | 8:59AM1.18m | 9:33PM0.98m | 9:44AM0.94m | 10:12PM0.73m | ||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 152 | 347 | 298 | 561 | 549 | 520 | 356 | 186 | 132 | 138 | 66 | 62 | 145 | 89 | — | 144 | 56 | 33 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NNW 12 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | W 4 | NW 6 | W 5 | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 10 | 221 | 16 | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 463 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 64 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 143 | 7 | 32 | 46 | 12 |
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