El Corniche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for El Corniche over the next couple of weeks.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’ve got a real flat spell on the way, and it’s a long, dry run with very little to get excited about. The water is a proper 84°F, which is a full 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a very unusual warm pool, and it feels like bathwater, but the surf just isn’t playing ball.

The first real chance of anything rideable isn’t until Friday, 24th July, but even then it’s a no-go. We’ve got a 5ft NW swell with a pitiful 6-second period, and the wind is onshore from the NW at 15 mph. The combined energy is weak at 157, and it’s just poor surf conditions. The swell does bump up to 5ft on the 24th afternoon with a bit more period (8 seconds) and 361 energy, but that wind is still onshore at 15 mph. It’s messy.

From Saturday 25th through to Monday 27th, you’ll see some swell, but the wind is either cross-on or onshore, and the quality is consistently poor. The best looking swell pulse hits Sunday 26th – 8ft from the NW with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is strong at 865-904. But again, 15 mph onshore wind ruins it. That’s over 8ft, so it’s expert-only territory anyway, but with that wind, it’s a washing machine. Frankly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddling.

After that, from Tuesday 28th, the swell drops off a cliff. We’re looking at tiny waves under 3ft, often below 2ft, with weak energy values down in the double digits (18-60). The wind stays mostly onshore or cross-on. There’s a brief flicker on Thursday 30th July morning – a 3ft, 7-second NW swell with light 6 mph onshore wind, and the energy is 133 – but it’s only rated as marginal. It’s not worth the paddle.

The outlook from the 31st July all the way through to 8th August is a long, flat gap. We’re talking day after day of 1ft to 2ft swell with periods of 6 seconds. The energy is barely a whisper. The wind is onshore or cross-on, and the conditions are consistently poor. There’s no stand-out period, no hidden gem. This is a classic blank run for this area.

Honestly, if you’re desperate, the morning of Thursday 30th July is the only thing that even gets a marginal nod, but you’d be surfing knee-high, weak stuff with a light breeze ruining the surface. For the rest of it, save your energy and wax. Forecasts might change, but right now, it’s a solid two-week wait.

Rusty.

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