Surf Forecasts:
El Brusco surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NNW swell with 96 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 5PM. 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 | 5PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming down the pipe for El Brusco. Straight up, it’s been a tough run of tiny, onshore slop and we are in a bit of a drought for a good chunk of the next week and a half. But hold on, there is a flash of real hope late in the game that could make it all worth it.
We start off on Tuesday, August 11th, with nothing to get out of bed for. Just ankle-biters around 2 ft from the NW with a weak 9-second period and a cross-on breeze messing it up. That carries on through Wednesday and Thursday with even smaller waves, barely 1 ft to 2 ft. On Thursday morning, August 13th, it does turn glassy, but the swell is a total non-event – only 1 ft and weak energy (31). Friday and Saturday are a write-off too, with the odd bump to 3 ft on Saturday morning being undone by a messy N wind and a short 6-second period.
We’ve got a real flat spell from Sunday the 16th right through the following Tuesday the 25th. A couple of clean windows appear on Monday the 17th with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is still tiny and weak. The whole set-up is just starved of any grunt, with wave energy sitting in the dumps (39-67). It's a long, quiet stretch for sure.
Things finally start to look interesting as we roll into the weekend of August 22nd. Saturday morning, August 22nd, is the standout of the whole forecast. We get a clean 3 ft NW swell pushing in with a solid 11-second period, and the wind goes glassy. The combined energy jumps to 267 – a solid kick of power. This is the window to be in the water. The conditions will be clean and the sets will have some proper shape. El Brusco handles a NW swell well, so this morning session is the one to circle on the calendar.
Saturday afternoon gets a bit messy with a bigger 6 ft NW groundswell (13-second period) but a cross-on wind kicks up, making it strong but choppy. Sunday the 23rd still has some leftover size around 6 ft from the NW in the morning, but the wind is cross-shore and it won't be as clean. By Monday the 24th, it’s dropping back to 4 ft and the wind is on it again.
So, what we’ve got here is a long, flat first week and a half, followed by one true standout: the glassy, clean 3 ft NW swell on Saturday morning, August 22nd. That’s your session. After that, the swell sticks around but loses its shine.
Stay patient, and go get that Saturday glass.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 59 | 67 | 61 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 73 | 64 | 42 | 40 | 49 | 86 | 46 | 32 | 96 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:06AM3.39m | 4:26PM3.74m | 4:57AM3.60m | 5:14PM3.98m | 5:42AM3.74m | 5:58PM4.12m | 6:23AM3.79m | 6:39PM4.13m | 7:03AM3.76m | 7:19PM4.01m | 7:41AM3.64m | 7:57PM3.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.43m | 10:02AM0.47m | 10:37PM0.15m | 10:51AM0.23m | 11:24PM-0.04m | 11:36AM0.07m | 00:07AM-0.14m | 12:18PM-0.00m | 00:47AM-0.11m | 12:58PM0.03m | 1:26AM0.02m | 1:38PM0.17m | 2:04AM0.24m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 65 | 59 | 67 | 61 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 73 | 64 | 42 | 22 | 49 | 86 | 46 | 32 | 96 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | — | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NE 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | 40 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 23 | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 108 | 67 | 45 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 101 | 12 | 46 | 12 | 95 | 64 | 4 |
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