El Canyon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and let’s look at the next couple of weeks. The short version? We’re in for a flat spell, plain and simple. For the next week and a half, there’s just nothing showing on the charts. It’s gonna be a lot of staring at a glassy, empty ocean. But, if you’re patient, there’s a tiny glimmer of hope way out there at the end of the run. Let’s break it down.

Right now, through the middle of next week, the ocean is basically flat. There's no swell energy to speak of. We do have some decent wind, mostly offshore and clean, especially in the mornings, but with zero waves, it’s just a pretty lake out there. The water is way warmer than normal for this time of year, almost 9 degrees Fahrenheit above average, so if you’re just keen for a paddle, it’ll be pleasant. But for surfing, it's a no-go. This quiet spell stretches for at least a week.

We’ll see a blip of energy on the 18th and again on the 24th, but those are just crumbs—a bit of short-period, weak northwest windswell. It’s nothing to get excited about and certainly not worth getting wet for.

Now, hold on, because things get a little interesting at the very end of the window. On the 27th and 28th, there’s a sign of something real. It’s still small, but we’re seeing the swell direction shift to the west-northwest and the period stretching out to 11 seconds. The energy picks up to 12 and then 33 in the brackets. That’s a proper groundswell signal, the kind that could actually wrap into a spot like El Canyon (Big Island). It's still not going to be big, with the swell height around 0.6ft to 1ft, but it’s a start. And the winds look favorable—offshore and clean for the Thursday morning on the 28th. For a reef break like El Canyon, which needs some direction in the swell, this is promising.

This is a long-range call, so don’t book your flights just yet, but it’s something to keep an eye on. It’s been so flat that even a ripple feels like a wave. So, mark your calendar for the 28th, keep the faith, and hopefully, we get a little taste of something before the window closes. This place is fairly consistent, so it tends not to stay poor for long. Forecasts can change.

Rusty

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