Surf Forecasts:
El Canyon surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canyon this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 6PM.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Well, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next sixteen days is a tough one. There’s just no surf on offer at all. From now right through to the end of the period on the 1st of August, the charts are showing a big, fat zero for wave energy. It’s a total flat spell.
We’re looking at El Canyon, a solid reef break that usually handles a south-west swell. But the whole run is reading "poor surf conditions" with a combined energy of 0 (0) – that’s about as weak as it gets. The wind is mostly cross-off from the south, which is okay for the surface, but there’s just nothing to push it around. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 79°, a full 8° warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’d be sweating in a wetsuit, but there’s no wave to cool off on.
There are a few days late in the run, like the 25th to the 29th of July, where we get some gentle offshore winds from the SE or SSE, which would make for a clean, glassy surface if there was any swell. But there isn’t. It’s a shame, because the conditions would be perfect for a paddle. The spot is fairly consistent normally, so this blank run is a bit of a shocker, but it happens. Forecasts can flip, so keep an eye on it, but for now, leave the board at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 21 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 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 | 4:56PM2.04m | 5:30AM2.15m | 5:45PM1.95m | 6:16AM2.08m | 6:34PM1.85m | 7:03AM1.97m | 7:26PM1.73m | 7:52AM1.86m | 8:22PM1.63m | 8:44AM1.75m | 9:25PM1.55m | 9:41AM1.67m | 10:33PM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.08m | 11:44AM0.26m | 11:56PM0.18m | 12:32PM0.33m | 00:42AM0.31m | 1:21PM0.41m | 1:30AM0.46m | 2:14PM0.50m | 2:22AM0.60m | 3:12PM0.57m | 3:22AM0.71m | 4:17PM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 8 |
| kJ | 522 | 439 | 289 | 427 | 427 | 356 | 295 | 469 | 327 | 319 | 158 | 175 | 116 | 142 | 58 | 60 | 94 | 491 | 487 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | N 9 | N 8 | SW 26 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 11 | 78 | 153 | 152 | 241 | 251 | 299 | 305 | 265 | 253 | 205 | 86 | 35 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 171 | 82 | 50 | 799 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | N 8 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 9 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | N 9 | SSW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 93 | 162 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 31 | 78 | 13 | 40 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 56 | 64 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 64 | — | — | 31 | 34 | 38 | 57 | 73 | 109 | 128 | 148 | 203 | 215 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1252 | 1016 | 977 | 1249 | 980 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 985 | 94 | 985 | 94 | 1263 | 972 | 94 | 1236 | 94 |
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