Surf Forecasts:
El Caño de la Culata surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, WSW swell with 82 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 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 8s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Caño de la Culata over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. For the next 16 days, there’s not a single decent wave on offer at El Caño de la Culata. It’s a real bummer, but sometimes the ocean just goes quiet.
The whole window is a write-off. From Thursday the 27th of August right through to Friday the 11th of September, every single session is marked as poor surf conditions. You’ll see a few tiny pulses of swell – like a 3ft on the 27th afternoon, a 3ft on the 5th of September morning – but the winds are all over the shop. Most of the time you’re dealing with cross-on or onshore breezes, making it choppy and lumpy. The combined energy never gets above a weak 38 (on the 5th of September morning), which tells you there’s just no power in the water.
This spot is sheltered and faces south for the optimum swell, but the swells that do show up are from the WSW or SE, which don’t suit it at all. The periods are short, 4-6 seconds, meaning weak, jumbled waves. Even on the morning of the 7th of September, when it’s glassy as a mirror, there’s only a 2ft, 5-second windswell from the SE – not enough to get excited about on a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent break like this.
A blank run like this is more normal for the area when the wind and swell directions don’t align. The only positive thing I can say is it’s a fairly consistent spot, so forecasts can change, but right now, you’re better off leaving the board in the car. For a spot this sheltered, with that poor combined energy, it might be more interesting for a kite than a paddle.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 3 | W 9 | S 15 | W 4 |
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 kJ | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.59m | 3:51PM2.88m | 4:11AM2.72m | 4:23PM2.99m | 4:42AM2.81m | 4:54PM3.04m | 5:14AM2.85m | 5:27PM3.03m | 5:47AM2.84m | 6:02PM2.95m | 6:23AM2.78m | 6:41PM2.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.36m | 9:37AM0.37m | 10:03PM0.22m | 10:08AM0.25m | 10:33PM0.13m | 10:39AM0.18m | 11:03PM0.08m | 11:11AM0.15m | 11:34PM0.10m | 11:44AM0.18m | 00:08AM0.18m | 12:21PM0.27m | 00:44AM0.32m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 34 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | WSW 5 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 4 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 20 | 50 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | W 6 | NNW 3 | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 21 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | NW 5 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | — | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | W 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 27 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 77 | 404 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 103 | 84 | 620 | 103 | 166 | 535 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 84 | 103 |
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