Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, NW swell with 470 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 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 6AM. 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 | 6AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – the next 16 days at El Corniche are a tough watch. The whole outlook is one long string of poor surf conditions with no real standout window. From Sunday 5 July right through to Monday 20 July, every single session is rated as poor, so there’s nothing to get excited about. That’s a full 16-day gap with no surf worth chasing.
The water’s running at 82°F on the Sunday morning, which is a whopping 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a proper anomaly, much warmer than normal. But that’s about the only interesting thing. The swell barely gets going. Most of the time we’re looking at small, weak swell – mainly around 1ft to 6ft – and it’s almost always coming from the NW or NNW, which is directly onshore for this exposed break. That’s the problem: the optimum direction here is N, and we’re getting swell from the wrong side of the compass, with the wind pinning it onshore.
The briefest pulse shows up around Tuesday 7 July morning, with a 6ft NW swell at 8 seconds and combined wave energy hitting 408 – that’s moderate-to-strong energy (408) – but the wind is onshore at 12 mph, so it’s messy. Wednesday 8 July mornings are similar: 5ft NW at 7 seconds, still onshore, still poor. By Saturday 18 July we get another nudge – 5ft NNW at 8 seconds, energy 247 – but again, onshore wind at 12 mph kills it. There’s never a moment where the wind swings offshore or even cross-offshore to clean things up. It’s all onshore or cross-on, with choppy, unsurfable conditions.
El Corniche itself rarely breaks, and when it does, the crowds are sometimes around, but honestly, that doesn’t matter because there’s no quality to fight for. This isn’t a spot that delivers often, and this forecast confirms it’s a blank run. For kite surfers though, the consistent onshore wind and moderate swell could make for a fun session – but for paddle surfing, leave the board at home.
Stay hopeful, forecasts can change, but right now there’s nothing to recommend.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 99 | 66 | 61 | 267 | 437 | 437 | 427 | 329 | 242 | 205 | 199 | 117 | 114 | 73 | 50 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:03PM0.22m | 1:53AM0.19m | 1:48PM0.20m | 2:45AM0.19m | 2:48PM0.18m | 3:52AM0.19m | 4:19PM0.16m | 5:14AM0.19m | 6:14PM0.16m | 6:34AM0.21m | 7:44PM0.17m | 7:38AM0.22m | 8:45PM0.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.04m | 7:44AM0.08m | 8:17PM0.06m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:11PM0.07m | 10:23AM0.09m | 10:25PM0.08m | 12:08PM0.08m | 11:56PM0.09m | 1:30PM0.06m | 1:15AM0.08m | 2:30PM0.03m | 2:16AM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 32 | 66 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | 73 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 6 | NW 7 | W 6 | — | WNW 6 | N 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 62 | 99 | — | 59 | 267 | 437 | 437 | 427 | 329 | 242 | 205 | 199 | 28 | 114 | 19 | — | 12 | 14 | — | 19 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 462 | 3163 | 437 | 446 | 3072 | 499 | 446 | 3383 | 503 | 499 | 3420 | 446 | 446 | 3270 | 423 | 423 | 2653 | 2653 | 2653 | 2653 | 2870 |
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