Surf Forecasts:
El Canyon surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canyon this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 6AM.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.
Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day run, it’s a pretty grim stretch. We’ve got nothing but flat, poor surf conditions for the vast majority of it. The only real speck of action is way out near the end of the window.
We start off with a big fat zero. From Friday the 11th of September right through to the 19th of September, there’s just no swell at all. It’s all zero energy (0) across the board. The wind is mostly a cross-off or offshore breeze, which would be nice if there was any wave to ride, but there isn't. The water temp at the start is reading 79°, which is a massive 9° warmer than normal – far warmer than it should be for this time of year, so the ocean feels like a bath.
The first hint of life doesn't show up until Sunday the 20th of September. That morning we get a tiny pulse of swell at El Canyon, a challenging reef break. Swell directions are from the NNW at a weak 0.7 ft, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is only 7 – very weak. Wind is a cross-off from the SSE, but it’s offshore for this spot. Still, it’s poor surf conditions. The afternoon is similar, just 0.7 ft from NNW and energy dropping to 6. This isn’t something to get excited about.
Then it goes flat again for a few days. There’s a tiny blip on Tuesday the 22nd of September in the afternoon – a 0.3 ft swell from NW with a 10-second period, energy of just 4. Then another tiny blip on Friday the 25th of September in the afternoon – 0.3 ft from NW, 6-second period, energy of 2. Both are poor surf conditions and not worth paddling out for.
So, for the entire 16 days, there are no standouts, no good waves on offer. This is a stretch where the ocean is basically switched off. You’re better off doing something else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
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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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM2.20m | 3:31PM2.10m | 3:51AM2.19m | 4:10PM2.07m | 4:26AM2.13m | 4:47PM2.00m | 5:01AM2.04m | 5:25PM1.89m | 5:36AM1.91m | 6:04PM1.77m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:49PM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.09m | 9:29AM0.11m | 9:42PM0.10m | 10:07AM0.11m | 10:19PM0.16m | 10:43AM0.16m | 10:54PM0.27m | 11:18AM0.25m | 11:30PM0.40m | 11:55AM0.36m | 00:07AM0.54m | 12:34PM0.49m | 00:49AM0.68m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 262 | 250 | 172 | 130 | 98 | 170 | 246 | 313 | 439 | 228 | 228 | 720 | 631 | 529 | 469 | 379 | 299 | 249 | 245 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 218 | 208 | 66 | 67 | 248 | 69 | 67 | 379 | 61 | 754 | 748 | 185 | 190 | 160 | 147 | 120 | 116 | 210 | 188 | 238 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | N 7 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | N 7 | N 6 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 79 | 4 | 44 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 299 | 313 | 313 | 338 | 346 | — | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 140 | 151 | 154 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 1 | 1032 | 1298 | 94 | 94 | 1252 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 94 |
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