Surf Forecasts:
El Conquistador surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s 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 Monday (Sep 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy 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 Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Conquistador over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer at El Conquistador over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat and uninspiring. For the first week and a half, we're stuck with tiny, messy swell that barely registers. The combined energy is almost always below 100, often in the teens and twenties – that's weak, weak stuff. You’re looking at knee-high dribble at best, most days around 1ft to 1ft from the SSW mostly, and with the odd bit of cross-onshore wind mucking it up. The water temp is sitting at about 75°, which is about normal for this time of year.
There is one period that stands out as the absolute best of a bad bunch, and it’s around Wednesday the 16th. The swell bumps up just a touch to 1ft-2ft, but the key thing is the wind goes totally glassy. Combined energy finally climbs into the moderate range, hitting 113 in the morning and 158 in the afternoon. The period stretches out to 16 seconds, which is very long period groundswell. That kind of energy on a beach-and-reef setup like El Conquistador can mean the swell lines up a bit better on the reef sections, but with a south direction, it might be a bit straight. Still, with zero wind and that extra push, it’s your best chance for a clean, rideable wave – though it’s still only 'surfable but very ordinary', so keep your expectations in check.
After that little spike, it drops right back down into the weak stuff again. The Thursday the 17th offers similar small 2ft swell with clean offshore winds from the SE, which is nice, but the energy is already dropping. Through the rest of the second week, we see a few more glassy or clean windows on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 25th, but the swell stays stubbornly small at 1ft to 1ft with energy mostly below 100. It’ll be a lake out there, perfect for a float but not for a proper surf.
Honestly, there's no real standout week here. The best on offer is likely that Wednesday the 16th with the glassy conditions and the long period groundswell giving the biggest, cleanest waves of the run. After that, just keep an eye on the clean days for a longboard session on the ankle-biters. It's a lean stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
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 kJ | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 32 | 50 | 61 | 87 | 131 | 121 | 107 | 106 | 90 | 87 | 57 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.06m | 2:57AM1.88m | 3:10PM1.97m | 3:29AM1.83m | 3:43PM1.83m | 4:00AM1.74m | 4:16PM1.67m | 4:32AM1.62m | 4:51PM1.49m | 5:07AM1.49m | 5:31PM1.32m | 5:53AM1.36m | 6:30PM1.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM-0.01m | 8:56AM0.07m | 9:19PM0.07m | 9:30AM0.14m | 9:49PM0.18m | 10:04AM0.24m | 10:18PM0.32m | 10:39AM0.37m | 10:49PM0.46m | 11:19AM0.52m | 11:26PM0.61m | 12:13PM0.66m | 00:22AM0.74m | ||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 56 | 5 | 50 | 47 | 7 | 19 | 121 | 107 | 55 | 34 | 87 | 57 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 8 | ENE 7 | NW 9 | ENE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 7 | NW 5 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 61 | 87 | 131 | 8 | 21 | 106 | 90 | 21 | 8 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ENE 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NW 5 | NW 10 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 42 | 7 | 25 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 14 | — | 8 | 23 | 49 | 68 | 86 | 156 | — | — | 245 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
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