El Corniche surfForecast / Mediterranean Coast / Egypt

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 EET
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El Corniche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Corniche sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Corniche today?

The current surf forecast for El Corniche at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

Table - waves today at El Corniche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
44
42
100
122
187
286
491
682
650
572
500
434
284
243
393
183
174
131
99
84
74
81
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:29AM0.18m
12:09PM0.23m
1:27AM0.16m
1:01PM0.21m
2:45AM0.16m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.02m
5:50AM0.08m
7:08PM0.03m
6:39AM0.10m
8:12PM0.05m
7:49AM0.11m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:51
6:52
6:52
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
19
19
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
19
18
18
19
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
48
47
44
42
146
157
183
174
131
99
84
74
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
Energy kJ
4
22
12
128
94
97
74
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
9
10
100
122
187
286
491
682
650
572
500
434
284
243
393
151
81
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
575
443
446
499
499
444
3072
1236
627
617
617
617
627
627
1305
3072
1305
1202
454
446
443
446
2653
2653
Best forecast wave conditions in Mediterranean Coast -Egypt
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Egypt
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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