Surf Forecasts:
El Canyon surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canyon this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 16s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 12PM.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this outlook's a tough one. For the next two and a half weeks, El Canyon is showing zero rideable surf. The combined swell energy is flat at 0, and every single session is flagged as poor surf conditions. There's nothing to recommend, not a single wave in the window.
It's a bleak run. The water's sitting at 78° on the 25th of August, which is a massive 8° warmer than normal for this time of year – that's very unusual, but without any swell, it doesn't matter much. Winds are mostly cross-off from the S and SSE, ranging from 9 to 16 mph, which would be fine if there was anything to surf, but there just isn't.
From Tuesday afternoon the 25th of August right through to Wednesday afternoon the 9th of September, it's a complete blank. No height, no period, no energy. The forecast's pretty consistent on this – no reason to hold your breath in the near term.
Further out, there's a tiny flicker on the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September – we get a gentle offshore breeze from the SSE at 9 mph, which would be clean, but there's still zero swell. So that's a no-go too.
Honestly, for an exposed reef break like this, it's rare to see such a long dry spell. Keep an eye on the charts – it can't stay dead forever. But for now, don't bother waxing up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | 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 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.77m | 1:46PM1.78m | 2:16AM1.88m | 2:23PM1.87m | 2:49AM1.98m | 2:58PM1.94m | 3:21AM2.05m | 3:32PM1.98m | 3:52AM2.10m | 4:07PM2.00m | 4:25AM2.12m | 4:43PM1.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.56m | 8:05PM0.36m | 8:28AM0.45m | 8:38PM0.28m | 9:00AM0.35m | 9:10PM0.23m | 9:33AM0.27m | 9:42PM0.20m | 10:05AM0.22m | 10:15PM0.20m | 10:40AM0.20m | 10:49PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 107 | 209 | 102 | 77 | 291 | 1087 | 1456 | 1664 | 1212 | 978 | 787 | 569 | 501 | 486 | 347 | 336 | 309 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | S 8 | N 9 | N 8 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 90 | 155 | 46 | 214 | 299 | 446 | 106 | 90 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 37 | 83 | 114 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | SSW 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 27 | 93 | 114 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 121 | 117 | 121 | — | — | 62 | 60 | — | — | 41 | 33 | 43 | 28 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 977 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 1236 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1252 | 1032 | 1032 | 1299 | 977 |
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