
Surf Forecasts:
El Conquistador surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, S swell with 131 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Conquistador this week:
The surf forecast for El Conquistador over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 18s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Conquistador in the next 16 days are 0.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Conquistador over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next sixteen days.
Honestly, for most of the run, it’s a bit of a flat spell. There’s a little window of clean, rideable waves early on, but don’t get your hopes up for anything pumping. The best bet is to make the most of the first few days, because after that, the swell just disappears.
We’ll start with Saturday the 18th. El Conquistador is a beach and reef break, and it’s very consistent, so it’s always got a chance. The water temp is sitting at 74°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. Saturday morning is seein’ a tiny 1ft SSW swell, with a long period of 18 seconds. That’s a groundswell, which is nice, but it’s small. The wind is a cross-off ESE breeze at 9 mph, keepin’ it clean. Combined wave energy is weak (127). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Beginners could handle this size easy. The afternoon glass’s off a bit, with the wind droppin’ to 3 mph, and it’s still clean (107 energy). Same tiny swell.
Sunday the 19th, the morning cleans up with a light offshore wind from the east at 6 mph, and the swell lifts a touch to 2ft from the south, period 16 seconds. Combined energy 150. Still weak, but it’s the pick of the bunch. The afternoon swings to a cross-off, staying clean but small.
Monday the 20th, the morning is a bit of a write-off with a cross-shore wind and only 2ft of south swell at 15 seconds (113 energy). The surf is poor. The afternoon, however, goes glassy, with zero wind. Swell drops to 1ft (80 energy). It’s clean, but tiny.
Tuesday the 21st through Thursday the 23rd, we’re stuck in the same pattern: tiny 1ft SSW swell, periods droppin’ from 13 to 11 seconds, with light cross-off or glassy winds. The wave energy is weak, between 58 and 71. It’s clean, but you’ll be huntin’ for something to ride. The best of these is Wednesday afternoon (22nd) and Thursday morning (23rd) – both glassy, with 1ft swell (58 and 58 energy). Dead flat otherwise.
Then from Friday the 24th, it gets worse. The swell drops to 1.0ft, and the wind turns cross-onshore. The combined energy falls to 36 or 43. Saturday the 25th has a tiny 1.0ft SSW swell in the morning (47 energy) and a strange little 2ft NW swell in the afternoon (53 energy), but that NW swell only has a 6-second period, so it’s junk. Sunday the 26th is similar.
From Monday the 27th onwards, the swell bottoms out. There are days with zero swell (28th, 31st, 1st August), and the odd tiny 0.3ft or 0.7ft blip with almost no energy (2 to 19). The wind is often glassy or offshore, but there’s simply no wave to catch.
So, if you absolutely have to paddle out, make it Sunday the 19th morning. That’s your standout. You’ve got a light offshore wind, clean 2ft south groundswell, and it’s the only day where the combined energy cracks 150. It’s still weak, but it’s the best on offer. The rest of the window is a long, flat gap. Don’t bother with the second week – it’s a total washout.
Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, it’s a board-waxing and story-swapping kind of fortnight.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 6 | SSW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
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104 | 103 | 54 | 131 | 85 | 33 | 109 | 71 | 92 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 43 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.93m | 5:23AM1.60m | 5:37PM1.78m | 6:07AM1.51m | 6:23PM1.61m | 6:57AM1.42m | 7:15PM1.44m | 7:56AM1.35m | 8:21PM1.31m | 9:08AM1.32m | 9:42PM1.25m | 10:23AM1.34m | 10:58PM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.22m | 11:15PM0.18m | 11:15AM0.33m | 11:57PM0.31m | 12:02PM0.45m | 00:42AM0.44m | 12:56PM0.56m | 1:34AM0.56m | 2:04PM0.65m | 2:39AM0.64m | 3:30PM0.68m | 3:55AM0.65m | 4:50PM0.63m | ||||||||
7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
— | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
20 | 35 | 40 | 51 | 25 | 71 | 75 | 53 | 48 | 71 | 58 | 73 | 50 | 32 | 47 | 25 | 64 | 97 | 29 | 48 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NW 5 | S 15 | NW 5 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
104 | 103 | 54 | 131 | 85 | 6 | 109 | 9 | 92 | 59 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | NW 5 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | NW 5 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
23 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 71 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
66 | 100 | 138 | 133 | 118 | 209 | 233 | 261 | 190 | 186 | 223 | 162 | 212 | 156 | 120 | — | 261 | 261 | 305 | 159 | 221 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 525 | 299 |
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Information about the El Conquistador Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for El Conquistador provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at El Conquistador can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Conquistador surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Conquistador) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for El Conquistador may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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