Surf Forecasts:
El Castillo surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 20 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 12 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period, WSW swell with 5,770 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 20 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Castillo this week:
The surf forecast for El Castillo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 20) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Castillo in the next 16 days are 4.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 12) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 20th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 20th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 12th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Castillo over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 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) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 5770 | 1969 | 1439 | 1059 | 716 | 1193 | 694 | 701 | 555 | 114 | 86 | 51 | 106 | 101 | 46 | 373 | 485 | 469 | 1480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:07PM2.48m | 4:19AM2.58m | 4:42PM2.36m | 4:54AM2.47m | 5:19PM2.22m | 5:33AM2.35m | 6:00PM2.08m | 6:17AM2.22m | 6:49PM1.95m | 7:10AM2.11m | 7:51PM1.87m | 8:15AM2.05m | 9:04PM1.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.44m | 10:25AM0.39m | 10:33PM0.54m | 11:03AM0.51m | 11:09PM0.66m | 11:43AM0.66m | 11:49PM0.79m | 12:31PM0.79m | 00:37AM0.91m | 1:29PM0.89m | 1:39AM1.00m | 2:40PM0.93m | 2:54AM1.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 55 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 614 | 5770 | 275 | 183 | 116 | 716 | 1193 | 694 | 336 | 555 | 114 | 86 | 51 | 106 | 10 | 38 | 184 | 485 | 469 | 1480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 56 | 213 | 227 | 105 | 42 | — | 91 | 57 | 49 | 12 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 75 | 4297 | 1969 | 1439 | 1059 | — | — | — | 701 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 46 | 373 | 389 | 254 | 1155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 399 | 643 | 646 | 625 | 171 | 149 | 744 | 28 | 119 | 647 | 128 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 239 | 400 | 219 | 239 | 400 |
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