Surf Forecasts:
El Burro surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NNE swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Burro this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Burro in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 10AM. 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 Thursday (Sep 17) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Burro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me level with you, crew. Lookin’ at El Burro for the next 16 days, and I gotta be straight with ya – it’s a pretty barren run. The swell windows are basically closed. We’ve got nothing but tiny, weak pulses, and when it’s not flat, the wind is usually messing with what little bump there is.
Right off the bat, Monday morning the 14th of September is glassy with a tiny 1ft NE windswell. The combined energy is a measly 16 – that’s weak. The water temp is about normal for this time of year, nothing wild to report. But the surf is just too small to ride. That theme carries right through Tuesday and Wednesday the 15th and 16th, with swell barely reaching 2ft on Wednesday morning and still getting labelled poor.
We get a little kick on Thursday the 17th, with the swell hitting 3ft from the NNE, and the energy hits a moderate 102. But it comes with a fresh 30 km/h cross-shore, making it lumpy and unrideable. Wave period is a short 7 seconds, so no grunt behind it. The rest of the week and into the next is just sad – tiny swell, chop, or onshore junk. The second week doesn’t improve. We see a moderate energy pulse of 101 on Tuesday the 22nd with a clean 2ft NE swell, period of 9 seconds, and light offshore wind from the NW. There might be a half-decent closeout, but for a beginner-friendly reef spot like El Burro, it’s just not enough to get excited about.
Honestly, there isn’t a single standout window. You’d be paddling for nothing. El Burro is inconsistent at the best of times, and this 16-day stretch is a textbook example. It’s a blank run. The setup just doesn’t have the juice for paddle surfing. With the swell sizes being so small and the occasional breezy cross-shore, it looks more like a session for the kite crew than us wave riders.
Keep your hopes up though – it tends not to stay this flat forever. Forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | N 19 | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 23 | 65 | 102 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10PM2.31m | 4:27AM2.20m | 4:44PM2.11m | 5:00AM2.05m | 5:19PM1.90m | 5:36AM1.88m | 6:01PM1.69m | 6:23AM1.71m | 7:02PM1.51m | 7:41AM1.58m | 8:52PM1.42m | 9:37AM1.57m | 10:38PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:13PM0.24m | 10:29AM0.30m | 10:44PM0.41m | 11:05AM0.47m | 11:17PM0.59m | 11:45AM0.65m | 11:56PM0.78m | 12:40PM0.83m | 00:56AM0.94m | 2:18PM0.95m | 2:51AM1.01m | 4:21PM0.90m | ||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 48 | 42 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | E 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | N 8 | — | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 6 | NE 10 | W 9 | NE 9 | NNW 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 24 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 41 | 36 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 12 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | S 11 | — | NNW 12 | NNE 8 | NW 10 | ENE 5 | NW 9 | N 19 | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 15 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 44 | — | 65 | 102 | 14 | 20 | 16 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 208 | 19 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 18 |
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