Surf Forecasts:
El Brusco surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, NW swell with 62 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 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 5PM. 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 | 5PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Brusco over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what El Brusco has in store.
To be straight with you, it's a bleak outlook for the next little while. The entire 16-day window is mostly a bust. From now until the 10th of August, it's a desert. Tiny surf, lousy wind, and nothing to paddle for. The water is sitting at 73°F, which is 3°F warmer than the norm for this time of year, so it's a touch warm, but that doesn't help the waves.
The first real pulse doesn't show until the morning of Tuesday, August 11th. That morning, we finally get some grunt with a strong NW swell pushing 8ft and a 9-second period from the NW. The combined energy is a massive 1660, so there's plenty of power. The wind is a cross-shore from the WNW at 9 mph, which is workable. But that's a big swell, over 8ft, so it's strictly for the experts only. The break is labeled "advanced" and "fairly consistent," so no place for the faint of heart. The forecast only gives it a marginal nod for that morning, and by the afternoon, the wind turns onshore and chops it up.
The only other day that offers a glimmer is the morning of Thursday, August 13th. We get a rare clean, cross-offshore wind from the SW at 6 mph, which is a real bonus. The swell is a smaller 3ft from the NNW with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is a low 100. It's tiny, but those clean conditions make it surfable. It's described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," so you'll have to work for it, but at least you won't be fighting the wind.
So the one to circle is the morning of the 11th of August. That's the only real power in the window. If you're a top-tier surfer, that's your shot. The rest is a long wait.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 62 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 52 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 9:31AM3.15m | 9:54PM3.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:38PM0.76m | 4:11AM0.79m | |||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 69 | 62 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | — | NNE 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 46 | 12 | 108 | 46 | 32 | 64 | 12 | 40 | 375 | 101 | 197 | 197 | 162 | 175 | 457 | 162 | 162 | 340 | 194 | |
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