Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, NW swell with 128 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 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) 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 (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it.
Honestly, right now, it's a bit of a tough stretch for the local spot out at El Corniche. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and messy, so don't get too excited just yet. Let's walk through it.
Looking at the whole 16-day window, there's a pretty big gap of nothing worthwhile. From today through to the morning of the 25th, it's a whole lot of nothing. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore, and the wave energy is weak. We're talking about combined swell energy values in the low double digits and single digits for days on end, which is just about as flat as it gets.
Now, the first real glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Saturday, the 25th of July. The conditions finally look like they might turn. We've got a tiny 2ft swell rolling in from the NNW, but the real story is the wind. It's forecast to be glassy – a light NNE breeze at just 3 mph. That's the kind of morning you want to be out there early with a longboard, just to get a few little crumbly ones. The water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year at 82°, so that's a bonus.
After that glassy window, it gets messy again. The wind swings back onshore through the afternoon and into the next week. The swell tries to pick up a bit, getting over 4ft by the 26th, but the onshore winds just chop it up. The energy kicks up into the moderate range, hitting 156 (combined energy) on the 26th afternoon, but it's not clean, so it's a pass.
The absolute best bet in this whole forecast is still that Saturday morning, the 25th. It's not a standout for size or power, but it's the only time the stars align for a glassy, clean, and quiet session. Don't hold your breath for anything else.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 121 | 77 | 61 | 121 | 86 | 94 | 128 | 89 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 35 | 31 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:03AM0.21m | 11:54AM0.25m | 00:37AM0.21m | 12:30PM0.23m | 1:11AM0.20m | 1:05PM0.21m | 1:46AM0.19m | 1:43PM0.18m | 2:28AM0.18m | 2:32PM0.16m | 3:26AM0.18m | 4:08PM0.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM-0.00m | 5:44AM0.05m | 6:27PM0.01m | 6:22AM0.06m | 6:58PM0.03m | 7:01AM0.07m | 7:29PM0.05m | 7:45AM0.08m | 8:00PM0.07m | 8:43AM0.09m | 8:38PM0.09m | 10:23AM0.10m | 9:46PM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 137 | 121 | 77 | — | 121 | 86 | 94 | 128 | 89 | — | 39 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 19 | — | 35 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3626 | 423 | 499 | 2653 | 617 | 499 | 3371 | 2199 | 2170 | 3270 | 2240 | 2341 | 3163 | 2653 | 2653 | 2653 | 2168 | 1944 | 2653 | 1194 |
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