Surf Forecasts:
El Canyon surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period, NW swell with 6 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 0.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 9s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Canyon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you about the next couple of weeks. It's a rough stretch, plain and simple. We're looking at a long, dry spell with nothing to get excited about for the foreseeable future. The first real sign of any energy doesn't show up until Saturday the 15th, and even then, it's barely a whisper. That makes for a solid 5-day gap right out of the gate with absolutely no waves worth mentioning.
The only break on the radar is El Canyon. It's a reef setup, exposed to the SW swell, and it's fairly consistent when there's swell around, but the problem is there just isn't any. The water is a balmy 78° right now, which is a massive 8° warmer than usual for this time of year – that's way out of the ordinary, but it doesn't do us any good with a flat ocean. The wind is blowing offshore from the SSE, which would be clean, but it's whistling over a flat lake.
We're looking at a whole lot of "poor surf conditions" day after day. The combined energy readings are mostly zero, with a couple of pathetic little blips of 6 on the 15th from a weak NW swell. That's not even enough to wrinkle the surface. The wind stays stiff from the SSE and SE, keeping things clean but useless.
The whole 16-day window is a bust. There's no swell, no energy, nothing. It's one of those blank runs that just happens sometimes in this area. The setup looks cleaner for a kite than a paddle, but honestly, there's not enough wind or water movement for that either. I'll keep an eye on it, but for now, leave the boards in the car. This is a long one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 | 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.85m | 1:12AM1.90m | 1:25PM1.94m | 2:06AM2.04m | 2:18PM2.03m | 2:54AM2.15m | 3:07PM2.09m | 3:38AM2.21m | 3:52PM2.10m | 4:20AM2.21m | 4:35PM2.07m | 5:00AM2.17m | 5:17PM1.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.30m | 7:24AM0.44m | 7:49PM0.18m | 8:18AM0.31m | 8:38PM0.08m | 9:07AM0.21m | 9:23PM0.03m | 9:51AM0.16m | 10:06PM0.03m | 10:34AM0.15m | 10:46PM0.09m | 11:15AM0.19m | 11:26PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 337 | 318 | 268 | 371 | 226 | 212 | 158 | 99 | 135 | 817 | 1099 | 1151 | 1109 | 1068 | 868 | 685 | 685 | 492 | 485 | 478 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 14 | S 12 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | S 10 | S 10 | N 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 323 | 455 | 138 | 122 | 118 | 246 | 60 | 42 | 310 | 130 | 103 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 507 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | SSW 13 | N 9 | NNE 8 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | S 12 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 7 | N 9 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 65 | 38 | 21 | 68 | 46 | 47 | 239 | 65 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 192 | 228 | 223 | 264 | 230 | — | 188 | 172 | — | 125 | 107 | 184 | 349 | 325 | 303 | 117 | 176 | 198 | 252 | 324 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 1252 | 996 | 977 | 1252 | 1010 | 977 | 1307 | 94 | 94 | 1298 | 1 | 94 | 1252 | 94 | 94 | 1252 | 94 | 94 | 1252 | 94 |
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