Surf Forecasts:
El Canyon surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period, NW swell with 25 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 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 16s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Canyon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for this stretch.
Honestly, it’s a grim picture for the next couple of weeks. We're looking at a massive, frustrating blank run. For over a week straight, from now through at least the 8th of September, there is simply zero surf to speak of. Just flat, clean but flat, day after day. That’s a long stretch with nothing to get excited about.
The first tiny flicker of life shows up on Wednesday the 9th of September, but it’s barely a pulse. We’re talking a tiny little 0.3 ft NW windswell with a period of 12 seconds at El Canyon. The wave energy is almost non-existent, measuring just 6 (weak). That’s not surf you can actually ride. The water temperature here is 78°, which is a full 9° warmer than usual for this time of year—very unusual, and it just adds to the strange, flat feeling.
Conditions will be clean enough with moderate cross-offshore breezes from the SSE, but there’s just no swell to work with. That tiny NW bump fades out by the afternoon of the 10th, and then we're straight back into another flat spell. From the 11th all the way through to the 18th of September, it’s nothing but zeroes again. Clean skies and light breezes, but an empty ocean.
So, to be brutally honest, there isn’t a single standout day in this whole 16-day window. There is no surf worth paddling out for. Sometimes it just goes like this in a spot that’s exposed to the SW, especially when the optimum swell direction isn't lining up. It’s a tough run, but forecasts can always change. Right now though, leave the boards in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.76m | 7:15AM1.82m | 8:01PM1.66m | 8:24AM1.71m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.36m | 00:59AM0.51m | 1:39PM0.46m | 2:03AM0.63m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1415 | 1796 | 1685 | 1783 | 1493 | 1124 | 1031 | 902 | 721 | 532 | 400 | 336 | 286 | 381 | 483 | 739 | 573 | 551 | 1172 | 909 | 1001 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SW 21 | S 9 | — | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 21 | 67 | 9 | 18 | 7 | — | 17 | 44 | 149 | 248 | 47 | 377 | 144 | 144 | 134 | 287 | 455 | 6 | 6 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | SW 10 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | NW 12 | — | — | NW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | — | 25 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 97 | — | 280 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 6 | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 66 | 68 | — | 70 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 51 | 50 | — | — | — | 35 | 47 | 26 | 227 | 90 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 977 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 1292 | 94 | 94 | 1252 | 94 | 94 | 1249 | 94 |
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