Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 248 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Corniche this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Corniche in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what we’ve got coming down the line.
Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day run, it’s a tough stretch for El Corniche. The swell direction is coming from the NW to NNW almost the whole time, which is cross to onshore for this spot, and the wind is blowing the wrong way for most of it. The water’s way warmer than usual for this time of year, 84°F – about 4°F above normal, so that’s notable, but it doesn’t help the waves.
Right now, starting off on Wednesday, September 2nd, we’ve got tiny 2ft swell from the NW with a short period of 6 seconds and very weak energy (16). Plus it’s onshore from the NNW at 12 mph. Poor conditions. That’s your first day.
Thursday the 3rd stays small – 2ft, still onshore wind, no good. Friday the 4th morning shows a tiny improvement with 3ft swell from the NNW and a light cross-on wind, but the energy is still weak (44) and it’s only marginal at best. The next several days just repeat the same story: onshore wind, swell hanging around 2ft to 5ft, and never clean. The energy bumps up a bit on Saturday the 5th afternoon to moderate (152), but the wind is onshore.
We get a slight window on Friday, September 11th morning: a tiny 2ft swell from the NNW, but the wind goes offshore from the SSE at 6 mph. Clean conditions, but the waves are barely there (energy just 24). Saturday the 12th morning is similar – 1ft, offshore from the SE, clean but tiny. Not worth paddling out for.
From there, the swell stays small and weak until Monday, September 14th morning, when we see 4ft from the NW with moderate energy (109), but the wind is cross-onshore from the N at 9 mph, so it’s choppy. Monday afternoon gets a punchier 5ft from the NNW with a period of 8 seconds and stronger energy (236), but again the wind is cross-onshore and moderate. That’s probably the biggest swell of the whole run, but it’s messy.
Beyond that, it’s more onshore wind, with swell around 4ft to 5ft but never clean. The last few days into September 17th are a write-off.
Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The best call might be that Friday morning the 11th if you just want to sit on a clean, glassy 2ft wave, but that’s an optimistic paddle. Monday afternoon the 14th has the most push (5ft, 8 sec period, energy 236), but you’ll be fighting onshore chop. For beginners, that 5ft is pushing it anyway. For experts, it’s not worth the hassle. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing with that consistent onshore wind.
This is one of those stretches where the forecast can change, but right now, I’d say keep the board in the car and wait for better.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 44 | 39 | 131 | 211 | 152 | 171 | 91 | 83 | 178 | 150 | 120 | 96 | 48 | 29 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:57AM0.21m | 1:31PM0.16m | 1:47AM0.19m | 3:37PM0.13m | 4:04AM0.17m | 7:43PM0.15m | 6:40AM0.19m | 8:15PM0.17m | 7:43AM0.22m | 8:43PM0.20m | 8:25AM0.24m | 9:10PM0.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.07m | 7:32AM0.07m | 7:04PM0.09m | 9:11AM0.09m | 7:49PM0.12m | 12:40PM0.08m | 00:29AM0.12m | 1:46PM0.05m | 1:40AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.03m | 2:21AM0.07m | 2:57PM0.01m | 2:55AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | — | 24 | 44 | — | — | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 29 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | W 5 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | — | 23 | — | — | 39 | 131 | — | 152 | 171 | 91 | 83 | 178 | 150 | 120 | 96 | — | 14 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2653 | 1236 | 2514 | 2653 | 617 | 2152 | 2653 | 452 | 3072 | 2653 | 454 | 617 | 3089 | 452 | 454 | 3089 | 423 | 423 | 3089 | 452 |
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