Surf Forecasts:
El Canyon surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canyon this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 3AM.
The Lowdown
Well, grab a coffee mate, because this one’s a tough read. Right now, we’ve got nothing going on at El Canyon (Costa Rica). The water is sitting at 78°, which is a massive 8° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s way out of the ordinary, feels like bathwater.
The whole 16-day window is a total flat spell. From Wednesday the 19th of August right through to Thursday the 3rd of September, every single session shows zero wave energy (0). There’s no swell at all, no height, no period – just a big blank. Even though the wind will be offshore or cross-offshore a lot of the time, keeping the surface clean, you can’t surf what isn’t there.
El Canyon is a solid reef break that usually handles a good SW swell, but it’s not breaking at all. This is a proper lull, and for an exposed spot like this, it’s unusual to have such a long run of nothing. We’re looking at a solid 16 days of flatness. Keep the board in the rack, folks. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 |
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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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.63m | 7:49AM1.69m | 8:32PM1.52m | 8:47AM1.58m | 9:46PM1.46m | 9:58AM1.52m | 11:05PM1.48m | 11:12AM1.53m | 00:11AM1.55m | 12:14PM1.59m | 1:01AM1.66m | 1:04PM1.68m | 1:41AM1.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.64m | 2:14PM0.61m | 2:28AM0.78m | 3:20PM0.68m | 3:45AM0.86m | 4:39PM0.70m | 5:13AM0.86m | 5:52PM0.65m | 6:23AM0.79m | 6:46PM0.56m | 7:13AM0.68m | 7:29PM0.46m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 734 | 564 | 659 | 607 | 454 | 383 | 308 | 268 | 151 | 149 | 268 | 213 | 346 | 390 | 261 | 251 | 178 | 142 | 102 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 72 | 38 | 142 | 208 | 272 | 203 | 236 | 248 | 269 | 330 | 319 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SW 16 | SW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | N 9 | N 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | SSW 19 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 41 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 100 | 98 | 6 | 5 | 99 | 94 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 274 | 274 | — | — | 172 | 160 | 119 | 113 | 96 | 56 | 88 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1252 | 1 | 977 | 1298 | 977 | 976 | 1292 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 977 | 1269 | 1 | 977 | 1282 | 995 | 1092 | 1252 | 977 |
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