Surf Forecasts:
El Canyon surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period, NNW swell with 8 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 0.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Canyon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right now, the ocean is flat as a pancake out there, and it’s going to stay that way for a while. Looking at the whole stretch, we’ve got a long run of nothing on the cards at El Canyon – a solid stretch of poor surf that starts now and doesn’t really offer anything worth paddling out for. The winds are mostly cross-off or offshore at times, which would make things glassy, but with no swell behind it, glassy and flat is all we’re going to get. There’s a gap here that runs from the start of the forecast all the way through the end of September, with not a single proper wave showing up.
We do see a tiny bump on September 20th – a knee-high blip at 0.7ft out of the NNW with a short 8-second period. The combined energy is a weak 7, and honestly, that’s not enough to get excited about. Conditions are clean with a light cross-off breeze, but you’re looking at nothing but closeouts on a reef setup that needs more push. Then again, on September 24th we get another fleeting pulse – 1ft at 8 seconds from the NW, with energy at 11. Still way too small, and the period is too short to do anything with. These aren’t surf days; they’re just reminders that the ocean is still breathing.
After that, it’s back to the flat spell. The whole first week of this outlook is essentially a wipeout. The water temperature is sitting about average for this time of year, which is normal. No surprises there. The winds stay light to moderate, mostly cross-off, so the surface will be clean – but nobody’s surfing clean nothing.
Then heading into the end of September and the first of October, there’s still no real swell. The morning of October 1st shows a gentle offshore breeze from the SE, but the swell energy is still zero. So, for this entire 16-day run, we are looking at a blank period – no standout days, no proper waves, no real chances for a decent session.
This kind of flat run happens here, and it can hang around. But forecasts change, and it doesn’t usually stay this poor for too long. Keep the boards waxed and be ready to move when something finally shows up. For now, it’s a waiting game.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.91m | 6:04PM1.77m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:49PM1.64m | 6:57AM1.64m | 7:45PM1.53m | 7:54AM1.52m | 9:00PM1.46m | 9:14AM1.45m | 10:25PM1.47m | 10:39AM1.46m | 11:34PM1.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.40m | 11:55AM0.36m | 00:07AM0.54m | 12:34PM0.49m | 00:49AM0.68m | 1:21PM0.61m | 1:42AM0.81m | 2:22PM0.71m | 3:01AM0.90m | 3:47PM0.75m | 4:39AM0.88m | 5:10PM0.71m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 529 | 469 | 379 | 299 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 216 | 209 | 82 | 66 | 540 | 455 | 607 | 493 | 432 | 427 | 411 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 160 | 157 | 119 | 116 | 153 | 188 | 184 | 166 | 218 | 180 | 546 | 130 | 123 | 105 | 105 | 63 | 68 | 39 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 12 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 83 | 120 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 79 | 344 | 140 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 140 | 185 | 185 | 176 | 111 | 111 | — | — | 89 | 139 | 118 | 82 | — | 66 | 64 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
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