El Corniche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real here. It’s Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s on the table for El Corniche over the next couple of weeks, and I gotta tell ya… it’s a tough watch.

Right from the jump on Wednesday 8 July, we’ve got some size—5 ft swell from the NW—but the wind is howling onshore at 16 mph. The water is a balmy 82°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year (about 4°F anomaly), so at least you won’t need a wetsuit. But that surf quality? Poor. It’s just messy. The combined wave energy is moderate at best (248). This is not the day to paddle out.

Thursday 9 July drops a bit to 3 ft swell, wind swings more cross-on from the west, still not clean. Energy drops to 121. Friday 10 July is tiny—2 ft with light cross-on wind but still marginal. The whole first week is a write-off. The swell period is short—mostly 6 or 7 seconds—so it’s junky windswell. No push, no shape.

We get a slight lift on Sunday 12 July morning with 4 ft from the NNW, but it’s onshore again. Energy hits 116, but it’s still poor. You’ll be bobbing around in choppy, blown-out lines. Not worth the paddle.

The only faint glimmer I can see is on Thursday 16 July morning. We’ve got 4 ft from the NW, light 6 mph onshore wind, combined energy up to 134. It’s still marginal, but the light breeze means it could clean up a bit. Don’t get excited though—this spot “rarely breaks” anyway, and it’s exposed to swell from everywhere. The crowd profile says “sometimes,” so you might have company if it does happen to line up.

From there it’s more of the same: onshore wind, average energy in the 100-200 range, poor quality right through to Saturday 18 July afternoon when we see a 6 ft NW swell and energy jumps to 318—but again, onshore at 13 mph. That’s a lot of white water and not much else.

Honestly, mate, there’s no standout session in this 16-day window. The break is inconsistent, the wind is almost always onshore, and the swell periods are too short to build proper waves. If you’re desperate, maybe try the early morning of 16 July, but keep your expectations low. The rest of the run is flat or junk.

Rusty.

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