Surf Forecasts:
El Caño de la Culata surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, W swell with 64 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Caño de la Culata this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Caño de la Culata in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Caño de la Culata over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – if you're looking for a proper surf out at El Caño de la Culata over the next couple of weeks, you're gonna be disappointed. There's a long stretch of flat, wind-affected days ahead, so don't get your hopes up.
Looking at the whole run, there's a massive gap of basically no surf to speak of. We're talking from now, the 18th of August, all the way through to the end of the month. We see a few tiny pulses of energy here and there, but nothing that's going to get a surfer out of bed. The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only interesting thing going on.
The first real chance at something... well, "something" is a generous word. On Friday afternoon, the 21st of August, we might see a tiny bump up to 2ft from the WSW, but the period is a shocker at 4 seconds – that's pure wind chop. The combined energy is weak (17), and the wind is howling cross-onshore at 22 mph. That's not surf, that's a mess.
Saturday the 22nd looks similar in the afternoon: 2ft from the WSW, but again with a 4-second period and a 19 mph cross-onshore wind. The wave energy is still piddly (16). Not worth paddling out.
If you've got a kite, the afternoons from the 21st through the 24th might look interesting with the strong cross-onshore winds and that short-period chop, but for a paddle surfer, it's a total write-off. Even the mornings that are clean with light offshore winds have effectively no swell.
Honestly, don't waste your time. The surf just isn't on. The spot is sheltered and inconsistent at the best of times, and this forecast window is a blank run that's pretty typical for the area. We'll see what the next forecast brings.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 4 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 4 | S 14 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | S 14 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM2.43m | 8:21AM2.31m | 8:46PM2.18m | 9:13AM2.13m | 9:49PM1.97m | 10:26AM2.01m | 11:20PM1.88m | 11:59AM2.01m | 00:50AM1.94m | 1:15PM2.14m | 1:50AM2.09m | 2:06PM2.33m | 2:33AM2.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.71m | 2:21PM0.81m | 2:43AM0.93m | 3:22PM1.00m | 3:48AM1.11m | 4:54PM1.11m | 5:28AM1.17m | 6:34PM1.06m | 6:55AM1.07m | 7:40PM0.91m | 7:50AM0.90m | 8:24PM0.72m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 8 | S 14 | W 8 | — | WSW 4 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 15 | W 8 | S 14 | — | W 10 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | — | W 8 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 271 | 157 | 159 | 312 | 159 | 167 | 300 | 293 | 84 | 293 | 247 | 707 | 293 | 237 | 777 | 100 | 103 | 339 | 667 |
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