Surf Forecasts:
El Canyon surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period, NW swell with 20 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canyon this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Canyon in the next 16 days are 0.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 14s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Canyon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for El Canyon. The whole 16-day window looks like a total write-off for any kind of decent surf. We're talking a full 16 days of flatness or next-to-nothing. The water is a very unusual 78°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing going on.
From now through to the 8th of September, it’s a dead flat, zero swell. Just a whole lot of nothing. The wind is mostly cross-off or offshore, which is a tease – it’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. On the morning of the 9th of September, we finally see a tiny pulse of swell, 1.0ft from the NW with a period of 11 seconds, but the combined energy is only a weak (20). That’s not surfable, mate. It stays like that, with a few scraps from the WNW through the 10th, and then it’s back to zero for the rest of the run.
Honestly, this is a dead period. The forecast confidence is high for the near-term because there’s nothing to be confident about. The setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle board, if you’re into that. Otherwise, give it a miss. I’ll be keeping an eye on it, but I wouldn’t hold your breath.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.61m | 9:49AM1.65m | 10:51PM1.66m | 11:13AM1.70m | 00:05AM1.79m | 12:23PM1.80m | 1:03AM1.93m | 1:20PM1.92m | 1:51AM2.07m | 2:08PM2.02m | 2:34AM2.16m | 2:51PM2.08m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.54m | 3:29AM0.70m | 4:19PM0.54m | 5:04AM0.67m | 5:41PM0.46m | 6:21AM0.54m | 6:45PM0.34m | 7:19AM0.39m | 7:37PM0.22m | 8:07AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.13m | 8:50AM0.16m | 9:03PM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1031 | 902 | 721 | 532 | 444 | 336 | 286 | 381 | 483 | 739 | 249 | 551 | 1172 | 823 | 897 | 657 | 536 | 121 | 401 | 147 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 44 | 51 | 38 | 40 | 377 | 144 | 144 | 134 | 258 | 455 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 459 | 80 | 264 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | SSW 19 | N 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 149 | 248 | 280 | 40 | 51 | 3 | 13 | 224 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 37 | 6 | 121 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 68 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 53 | 68 | 227 | 218 | 210 | 214 | 201 | 235 | — | 136 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 1252 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1252 | 94 | 94 | 1249 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
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