El Canyon Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.90° S 89.62° W

El Canyon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Canyon sea temperature is
27.1°C
5.6° 

El Canyon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Canyon today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canyon at 12PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

Table - waves today at El Canyon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
14
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNW
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
49
12
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
10
8
14
23
12
12
11
10
10
4
44
59
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM1.62m
7:09PM1.57m
7:13AM1.50m
8:17PM1.51m
8:29AM1.43m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.70m
12:40PM0.58m
1:09AM0.81m
1:35PM0.68m
2:21AM0.87m
2:49PM0.74m
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Temp °C
25
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26
26
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26
26
26
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Feels °C
26
26
26
27
27
25
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26
26
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
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25
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