Surf Forecasts:
El Comedor surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, NNE swell with 259 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Comedor this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Comedor in the next 16 days are 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 14s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Comedor over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, and I gotta say, this one’s a heartbreaker. Looking at El Comedor from now through the end of August, and I mean the whole 16 days, it’s a total blank. There is no surf worth paddling out for. The whole run is a gap from today all the way to the 30th.
Starting from Saturday the 15th morning, every single entry says "poor surf conditions." The swell is there, sure – 3 ft to 6 ft, mostly from the NNE – but the period is short and gutless, only 6 to 9 seconds. The combined energy is low to moderate, ranging from 149 right up to 432 on the biggest day, but that’s not helping. The wind is the big problem. It’s blowing onshore or cross-onshore from the N or NNE at 9 to 16 mph. That’s a moderate breeze, and it’s just mowing the surface flat and choppy.
El Comedor is a reef break, expert-only territory, but even the pros aren’t going to get a wave here. The swell is coming from the NNE, but this break needs a NNW swell for the best shape, so it’s not even lining up right. Towards the end of the run, on the 27th and 28th – that’s Thursday and Friday of next week – we see a spike to 6 ft swell with energy hitting 385-432. But the period is still a short 7-8 seconds, and the wind is still onshore at 16 mph. That’s not a wave, that’s a churned-up mess. For a spot this exposed with constant onshore wind and short-period junk, I’d be looking at a kiteboard before a surfboard.
No water temperature data to work with here, but the outlook is what it is: poor. This spot is usually consistent, but the conditions are consistently brutal. A long dry spell like this isn’t out of the ordinary for an open reef when the trade winds lock in. Don’t hold your breath.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 223 | 203 | 172 | 143 | 68 | 151 | 200 | 259 | 189 | 185 | 165 | 181 | 185 | 142 | 136 | 136 | 157 | 205 | 190 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.32m | 4:24AM2.04m | 4:38PM2.17m | 5:00AM1.93m | 5:15PM1.98m | 5:37AM1.80m | 5:54PM1.77m | 6:17AM1.66m | 6:40PM1.57m | 7:09AM1.53m | 7:45PM1.40m | 8:28AM1.43m | 9:26PM1.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.09m | 10:14PM0.06m | 10:20AM0.18m | 10:49PM0.19m | 10:58AM0.30m | 11:24PM0.36m | 11:37AM0.46m | 00:00AM0.53m | 12:22PM0.61m | 00:44AM0.69m | 1:23PM0.76m | 1:49AM0.82m | 3:01PM0.84m | 3:34AM0.86m | |||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 60 | 34 | 172 | 143 | 56 | 151 | 200 | 259 | 189 | 185 | 165 | 181 | 185 | 142 | 136 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 14 | NW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 256 | 223 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 157 | 205 | 190 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 37 |
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