Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, NNW swell with 208 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 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a grind, to be honest. With the swell window looking pretty limited, we’re gonna have to wait for the good stuff. The opening days are looking pretty weak, and honestly, there’s not much to get excited about. We got a small pulse of energy on Sunday the 16th, but the wind is chopping it up, so the surf will be pretty ordinary. The swell’s around 4.6ft, coming from the NNW with a short 8-second period, but that onshore wind is just gonna kill it. The water’s sitting at 84.2°, which is 4.1° warmer than usual for this time of year at El Corniche, so you’ll be sweating in your suit.
There’s really nothing to chase for the next two weeks. We’ve got a real flat spell from Monday the 17th through to the 27th of August. The swell barely gets past 3.3ft, and most days are below that, with periods dropping right down. It’s gonna be a long stretch of small, weak surf. A couple of mornings like Monday the 24th and Thursday the 27th have light, glassy conditions, but with those tiny 1.6ft and 2.3ft waves, it’s just not gonna be worth paddling out.
The only real sign of life shows up way at the end of the window. On Friday the 28th of August, we start seeing the swell pick up to around 5.6ft, again from the NW, but it’s still only an 8-second period. It’s a bit of a tease. Then, Saturday the 29th looks like the one to watch. The combined energy jumps up to 826, which is strong, with the swell holding at 5.6ft from the NW, and the wind is light and cross-offshore in the morning. That’s the standout. It still won’t be perfect, but it’ll be the best conditions we’ve seen in this whole stretch. The period is still short, so it might be a little crumbly, but it’s rideable.
Sunday the 30th has a bigger swell, 6.9ft, but the wind is picking up strong, so it’s not going to be clean. That one’s for the experts only, and even then, it’s gonna be messy.
So, if you're keen, mark your calendar for the morning of Saturday, August 29th. It’s a long way out, so call it promising but not guarantees. Everything before that is a flat, blown-out mess.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 178 | 114 | 114 | 146 | 142 | 93 | 51 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:58AM0.24m | 00:19AM0.22m | 12:26PM0.21m | 00:45AM0.21m | 12:54PM0.18m | 1:12AM0.20m | 1:22PM0.16m | 1:45AM0.18m | 2:11PM0.13m | 3:02AM0.16m | 9:02PM0.13m | 6:37AM0.17m | 8:32PM0.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.03m | 6:24AM0.05m | 6:32PM0.05m | 6:57AM0.06m | 6:51PM0.07m | 7:36AM0.08m | 7:10PM0.09m | 8:45AM0.10m | 7:12PM0.11m | 1:04PM0.10m | 11:47PM0.13m | 2:05PM0.08m | 1:39AM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | N 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 248 | 178 | 114 | 114 | 146 | 142 | 93 | 51 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 21 | — | 19 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 3163 | 569 | 2240 | 3270 | 443 | 24 | 2507 | 446 | 1712 | 2446 | 462 | 2076 | 2653 | 2219 | 462 | 3163 | 2373 | 3072 | 2653 | 2199 |
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