Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NNW swell with 159 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Honestly, the next week and a half is a flat-out dud. We’re talking tiny ripples—0.5m on Wednesday morning with a 6-second period, energy barely registering at 21. Water’s 29°, which is noticeably warmer than usual, but that won’t help the waves. Thursday drops to 0.2m and a 5-second period—that’s not surf, that’s just the lake breathing.
Friday and Saturday nudge up slightly to 0.7m–1.2m, but wind’s mostly cross-on or onshore, and energy only gets into the low hundreds (123 Saturday morning). Still junk. Sunday through Tuesday is 0.8m–0.9m, weak, with 46–75 energy—just messy leftovers.
Then, a glimmer. Friday the 25th morning—1.4m from the NNW, 8-second period, energy at 214, and offshore ESE wind at 10 km/h keeping it clean. That’s a decent window, but it’s short; afternoon goes cross-on and choppy. Saturday the 26th morning still has 1.1m with a cross-off breeze, clean but modest.
The real standout is Sunday the 27th morning. Swell pushes to 1.7m from the NNW, 7-second period, energy jumping to 294, and light offshore east wind making it glassy. That’s the biggest, cleanest surf of the whole 16 days—worth setting the alarm for. At 1.7m, it’s pushing into that territory where beginners should think twice, but intermediates will have fun.
After that, it fades again. Monday the 28th morning has 1.4m with offshore wind, but it’s flagged as ordinary, energy dropping to 183. From Tuesday the 29th on, we’re back to under a meter with cross-shore wind. Nothing else worth mentioning.
El Corniche rarely breaks anyway, and when it does, the north exposure means it needs a solid push. The standout is Sunday morning—biggest, cleanest, and most energy. Just don’t expect it to hold all day.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 77 | 159 | 106 | 91 | 47 | 80 | 69 | 61 | 85 | 64 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | off | off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:17PM0.18m | 00:18AM0.21m | 12:41PM0.15m | 00:42AM0.19m | 1:11PM0.13m | 1:21AM0.16m | 9:35PM0.14m | 6:12AM0.16m | 8:12PM0.16m | 7:15AM0.18m | 8:16PM0.18m | 7:51AM0.21m | 8:32PM0.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.07m | 6:51AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.09m | 7:40AM0.10m | 5:51PM0.11m | 12:50PM0.10m | 00:17AM0.14m | 1:33PM0.08m | 1:23AM0.11m | 1:57PM0.06m | 1:51AM0.09m | 2:20PM0.04m | 2:17AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 106 | 91 | 47 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 50 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | E 3 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | 11 | 25 | 77 | 159 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 61 | 85 | 64 | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2653 | 3150 | 1495 | 1097 | 2173 | 2076 | 1967 | 2446 | 452 | 2150 | 3108 | 446 | 2653 | 2653 | 2653 | 2653 | 2653 | 431 | 1837 | 1116 | 452 |
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