Surf Forecasts:
El Camotal surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period, SW swell with 1,518 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Camotal this week:
The surf forecast for El Camotal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Camotal in the next 16 days are 1.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 18s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Camotal over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.
For El Camotal, the next couple weeks are pretty bleak. There’s a solid 9-day stretch before anything halfway decent shows up, and even then it’s mostly messy. The water’s sitting at 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when the waves are flat and chopped.
The one real standout is Monday, July 6th. Monday morning brings a clean 5ft swell from the SW, rolling in at a very long 18-second period – proper groundswell. The wind is light and straight offshore, so the surface will be clean. Combined wave energy is strong at 1518, so there’s plenty of juice. That long period means the waves will have shape, though at a beach break they can run a bit straight. Still, for a consistent beginner-friendly spot, this is the session. The swell direction is off-optimum (NW is best here), but the power and cleanup are enough to call it the best on offer. Only sometimes crowded.
After Monday morning, it fades fast. The rest of that week and into the next is tiny – 4ft or less – with cross-onshore winds and energy readings mostly under 100. Thursday July 9th, Friday July 10th, and Saturday July 11th all have little SW pulses around 4ft to 5ft, but the wind is cross-onshore and the surf quality is marginal. The periods are still decent (13-15 seconds), but the wind chop kills it.
By July 12th, it’s flat. Tiny waves from 0.3ft to 1ft with no energy and poor conditions straight through July 19th. Some short-period windswell on the 18th and 19th (4-6 seconds) isn’t worth the effort. Sunday morning July 19th has a 3ft SSW windswell with clean offshore wind, but the period is just 6 seconds and energy is only 65 – not worth suiting up.
So, bottom line: if you’re at El Camotal, make Monday July 6th your day. The rest is a whole lot of nothing.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 16 | SW 14 | W 16 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 763 | 640 | 969 | 0 | 1518 | 6 | 1271 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 657 | 649 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 940 | 915 | 721 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:32PM0.69m | 8:31AM1.01m | 8:27PM0.69m | 9:02AM0.98m | 9:34PM0.70m | 9:39AM0.95m | 10:51PM0.73m | 10:25AM0.91m | 00:09AM0.79m | 11:22AM0.87m | 1:21AM0.87m | 12:26PM0.83m | 2:25AM0.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.28m | 3:09PM0.42m | 2:05AM0.35m | 3:48PM0.38m | 2:52AM0.42m | 4:33PM0.33m | 3:56AM0.49m | 5:25PM0.28m | 5:26AM0.54m | 6:23PM0.22m | 7:09AM0.54m | 7:23PM0.15m | 8:35AM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 |
 | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 146 | 690 | 247 | 299 | 375 | 1518 | 1533 | 1271 | 1141 | 1018 | 822 | 657 | 649 | 568 | 476 | 981 | 1018 | 940 | 915 | 721 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | S 7 | NW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 434 | 318 | 640 | 969 | 1321 | 306 | 292 | 195 | 205 | 169 | 133 | 100 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 12 | S 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 167 | 763 | 220 | 123 | 64 | 39 | 6 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 319 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 92 | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 13 | 173 | 271 | 13 | 173 | 271 | 13 | 270 | 271 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 173 | 173 | 13 | 10 | 173 | 13 | 173 |
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