Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NNW swell with 183 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 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 3AM. 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 | 3AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, look, I’m gonna level with you. The next sixteen days are a tough watch around here. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly on it, and the wave energy is next to nothing for the first week. There’s a real gap at the start with no real surf to speak of. We’re looking at Friday the 21st through to the middle of the following week with nothing worth getting wet for. The only place that even gets a mention is El Corniche, and even that’s a struggle.
From Friday morning the 21st, the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft from the NNW, with a period of just 3 seconds. That’s not a wave, that’s a ripple. The combined energy is a measly 2. The wind is on it and the report says “poor surf conditions.” It stays like this through the weekend and into the start of the week. The water temperature is 84°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing going for it.
The swell does start to bump up a little by the 27th of August, reaching 4ft from the NW, and the period creeps up to 7 seconds. The energy finally gets to 102. Still, the wind is straight onshore and the conditions are described as poor. It’s not enough to get excited about.
The best we see is around the 29th of August, Saturday morning. The swell hits 5ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, and the energy reads 248. That’s the most grunt we get all window. But again, the wind is on it from the NW, so it’s going to be a messy, bumpy mess. The break is "rarely breaks" and is "exposed" to the north, so it needs a clean north-west swell window to work. The optimum direction is N, so this is slightly off. It’s not a standout, it’s just the least bad option.
After that, it fades back into the tiny stuff for the first week of September. Tuesday the 1st of September morning offers a glimmer with 3ft and a cross-on breeze, but it’s still marginal. The crowds are listed as "sometimes" here, but with conditions this bad, you won’t see anyone.
Honestly, there’s no highlight here. No good option. It’s a blank run. The setup with the onshore wind and small, short-period swell looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 40 | 54 | 83 | 102 | 106 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:02PM0.13m | 6:37AM0.17m | 8:32PM0.15m | 7:40AM0.19m | 8:47PM0.17m | 8:18AM0.21m | 9:06PM0.19m | 8:48AM0.23m | 9:27PM0.21m | 9:16AM0.25m | 9:49PM0.22m | 9:44AM0.26m | 10:12PM0.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.10m | 11:47PM0.13m | 2:05PM0.08m | 1:39AM0.11m | 2:30PM0.06m | 2:13AM0.09m | 2:55PM0.04m | 2:42AM0.07m | 3:19PM0.02m | 3:09AM0.05m | 3:43PM0.01m | 3:35AM0.03m | 4:06PM-0.00m | 4:03AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 25 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 7 | 16 | — | 54 | 83 | 102 | 106 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2093 | 2173 | 2123 | 1918 | 2331 | 1918 | 2152 | 2653 | 2653 | 2095 | 3404 | 1305 | 2521 | 2653 | 2570 | 2653 | 2653 | 617 | 1097 | 2653 | 454 |
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