Surf Forecasts:
El Canal surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, E swell with 340 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canal this week:
The surf forecast for El Canal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Canal in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Canal over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s put this into feet and Fahrenheit for you.
It’s a tough stretch coming up for El Canal. For the next two weeks, the wind is mostly blowing cross-shore, and it’s going to mess up the surface. There’s no hidden gem to get excited about.
Starting this Friday, July 24th, the swell runs from about 3 to 5 feet out of the east. But the wind is the problem – a fresh easterly at 18 mph on most afternoons and moderate cross-shore winds in the mornings. The wave energy is moderate (93 to 330), but the water will be messy with cross-chop most of the time. The water temp is 83°, close to normal for the season.
The only small window of hope is Thursday morning, July 30th. We get a 5 foot east swell, period up to 8 seconds, and a moderate cross-offshore breeze (12 mph). It’ll be clean – the one decent shot. Still a marginal day though.
From August 1st to the 8th, it’s more of the same: 3 to 6 foot easterly swell, moderate to strong energy, but constant easterly winds at 12-18 mph ruin the surface. Every session is marked poor. To be honest, the setup might suit kite surfing better right now.
No standout sessions here. The only date to check is that Thursday morning, July 30th. Everything else is a miss. Fingers crossed the forecast shifts.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 124 | 156 | 134 | 169 | 160 | 242 | 138 | 114 | 0 | 97 | 125 | 63 | 24 | 45 | 157 | 8 | 216 | 330 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36PM0.63m | 5:01AM0.39m | 6:25PM0.64m | 5:54AM0.39m | 7:10PM0.66m | 6:45AM0.40m | 7:52PM0.68m | 7:33AM0.43m | 8:31PM0.69m | 8:19AM0.46m | 9:08PM0.70m | 9:04AM0.49m | 9:43PM0.70m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.25m | 11:07AM0.10m | 1:02AM0.24m | 11:54AM0.09m | 1:46AM0.23m | 12:41PM0.09m | 2:25AM0.22m | 1:27PM0.09m | 3:02AM0.21m | 2:12PM0.10m | 3:36AM0.20m | 2:57PM0.12m | 4:09AM0.19m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 124 | — | — | 169 | — | — | 138 | 114 | — | — | 125 | — | 24 | 20 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 93 | — | 156 | 134 | — | 160 | 242 | — | — | 120 | 97 | — | 63 | 78 | 45 | 157 | 134 | 216 | 330 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 867 | 0 | 375 | 375 | 0 | 520 | 832 | 0 | 382 | 382 | 0 | 382 | 876 | 1 | 382 | 375 | 19 | 48 | 375 | 0 |
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