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El Canyon surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canyon this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 16s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 6AM.
The Lowdown
Right then, let's have a look at what the models are showing for El Canyon. This is a known quantity – a SW-facing exposed reef that's advanced-only when it's working. For the next week and a half... we're basically staring at a flat lake. It is a proper drought.
There's absolutely no surf on the cards from Sunday the 30th of August right through until the early hours of Wednesday the 9th of September. That's a solid ten-day gap with nothing at all. What you do get is a lot of moderate cross-off breezes, which is fine as a wind direction for this spot, but without any swell pushing in, it just means clean, flat water. Not what we want.
The only tiny flicker of hope appears on the 9th of September. There is a god-awful little pulse – we're talking about a 0.3ft NW windswell with a fairly average period around 11 seconds. The combined energy is just 4-5 (weak), which is barely a bump on the horizon. That is not surfable in any meaningful way; it’s still flagged as poor surf conditions. That little whisper passes by the 10th, and then we're back to nothing all the way to the end of the outlook.
There is simply nothing to highlight this period. Not one standout. No standouts at all. If you're really desperate, the offshore mornings on the 9th and 10th will give you glassy skin on the water, but there’s no wave to ride. For an exposed reef like this, it is a write-off. An absolute blank fortnight.
The pattern looks pretty stubborn, but keep an eye on the long-range – it tends not to stay this poor forever.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
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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 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM2.00m | 4:25AM2.12m | 4:43PM1.98m | 5:00AM2.09m | 5:22PM1.94m | 5:38AM2.03m | 6:05PM1.86m | 6:22AM1.94m | 6:56PM1.76m | 7:15AM1.82m | 8:01PM1.66m | 8:24AM1.71m | 9:23PM1.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.22m | 10:15PM0.20m | 10:40AM0.20m | 10:49PM0.23m | 11:16AM0.22m | 11:26PM0.29m | 11:56AM0.27m | 00:09AM0.39m | 12:43PM0.36m | 00:59AM0.51m | 1:39PM0.46m | 2:03AM0.63m | 2:52PM0.54m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 501 | 486 | 442 | 336 | 314 | 382 | 320 | 251 | 100 | 86 | 262 | 996 | 1415 | 1796 | 1685 | 1806 | 1513 | 1124 | 1031 | 902 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | — | SW 21 | S 10 | — | SW 21 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 4 | 83 | 114 | 154 | 354 | 326 | 371 | 331 | 405 | 68 | 103 | 21 | 25 | — | 18 | 7 | — | 17 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 202 | 137 | 126 | 126 | 23 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 39 | 32 | 40 | 55 | 56 | 66 | 86 | — | — | 89 | — | 65 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 61 | 76 | 76 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 1237 | 1 | 985 | 1252 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 1307 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 1292 | 989 | 94 | 94 | 977 |
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