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El Comedor surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, NNE swell with 480 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 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 4PM. 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 11s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Comedor over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's cut to the chase. You want waves? You're gonna be waiting a while. El Comedor is pumping out swell, but the wind is just killing it. Plain and simple.
Water's at 74°, which is about normal for the season, so no surprises there.
From Tuesday the 4th all the way through Thursday the 13th, it's bad. Onshore and cross-onshore winds, blowing 9 to 16 mph, are turning any swell into a choppy, bumpy mess. The energy is there, but it's useless. We're talking readings between 324 and 599, but with a short period, it's all just mush. The swell is coming from the NNE, which is the wrong direction. This reef needs a solid NNW groundswell to wake up. This is just wind-chop.
The one glimmer of hope is Saturday the 15th. The swell jumps to 8ft, and the energy gets up to 731 – that's the biggest push of the whole stretch. But, the wind is still bad. It's cross-onshore at 9 mph, so it'll be lumpy and challenging. It's expert territory, and this is not a day for the faint of heart. The period is still a short 8 seconds too, so it's not going to have that deep-water punch. It's marginal at best, but it's the only thing that isn't an outright zero.
Sunday the 16th eases up a bit. Swell drops to 7ft, wind lightens to 6 mph, but it's still cross-onshore. There's a chance it might clean up, but the energy also drops to 522.
Then it's back to the same old story. From the 17th to the 19th, the swell drops back to 5ft, the wind picks up again, and we're back to poor conditions. The energy sinks back down to the 234 to 502 range, but it doesn't matter because the quality is so bad.
Honestly, if you're a surfer, there's only one day that might be worth a look, and that's Saturday the 15th. It's big, it's powerful, but it's rough. If that wind even thinks about backing off, it could be a wild one for the experts. Otherwise, it's a long, flat, frustrating patch. With that onshore wind, the kite surfers might be having more fun than us.
Don't get your hopes up too high. The ocean will turn it on again, it always does.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
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 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 199 | 323 | 284 | 287 | 305 | 313 | 268 | 264 | 345 | 452 | 441 | 480 | 441 | 349 | 319 | 356 | 321 | 334 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.92m | 6:19AM1.75m | 6:39PM1.78m | 7:18AM1.67m | 7:47PM1.65m | 8:35AM1.62m | 9:18PM1.59m | 10:05AM1.66m | 10:49PM1.65m | 11:22AM1.80m | 00:01AM1.78m | 12:24PM1.99m | 00:58AM1.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.38m | 12:19PM0.50m | 00:55AM0.49m | 1:24PM0.60m | 2:05AM0.59m | 2:52PM0.64m | 3:35AM0.62m | 4:29PM0.57m | 5:01AM0.55m | 5:46PM0.41m | 6:07AM0.41m | 6:46PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 71 | 89 | 81 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 10 | N 11 | N 12 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 10 | NW 8 | W 12 | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 175 | 199 | 323 | 284 | 287 | 305 | 313 | 268 | 264 | 345 | 452 | 441 | 480 | 441 | 349 | 319 | 356 | 321 | 334 | 394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 72 | 72 | 116 | 72 | 72 | 116 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 525 | 525 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 1278 | 117 | 117 | 1685 | 117 |
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