Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NNW swell with 96 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 6AM. 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 | 6AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s get real about the next couple of weeks at El Corniche. It’s looking pretty flat and rough for a long while, so you’ll be waiting a bit before there’s anything worth paddling out for. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel, even if it’s a ways off.
For the rest of this week and into early next week, it’s a bust. We’re talking ankle-biters under 2ft, with short, weak periods and messy onshore winds. The energy is right down in the dumps – single digits to low teens – so the ocean’s just not doing anything. You’d be better off staying on the beach.
The weekend and into Monday bring a tiny bump, but it’s still knee-high slop with that same onshore breeze. The energy gets into the 30s and 40s, but that’s still weak. Not worth the drive.
Now, on Friday the 28th of August, there’s a real pulse – the swell jumps to around 6-7ft, with a period of 8-9 seconds, and the energy spikes into the 500s. That’s some serious power. But the wind is onshore, and this is an exposed break, so it’s going to be a wind-blown, choppy mess. It’ll be big, but it won’t be clean. Probably better for the kite crew than the paddle crew that day. The water temp is about normal for this time of year.
That fades, and then we’re back to moderate energy and onshore winds for a couple of days. Then on Tuesday the 1st of September, we see another jump to around 5ft, but again with that onshore wind. The real gem is Wednesday the 2nd of September in the morning. We get a 4ft swell, still short-period, but the wind goes glassy and light offshore. The energy is moderate at 120. That’s your window. It’s not going to be huge, but it’ll be clean, and that’s a huge plus after all this junk. That’s the standout in this whole stretch.
So, don’t bother with the next week and a half. Keep your board in the car for the 2nd of September morning – that’s the one with a chance of a few fun, clean waves. The bigger stuff before that will just be a messy onshore wash. Stay tuned and hope those winds play ball.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 73 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 38 | 43 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 7:40AM0.19m | 8:47PM0.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:30PM0.06m | 2:13AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | NW 5 | N 5 | W 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 73 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 23 | 11 | 1 | 21 | — | — | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 14 | — | 7 | 18 | 11 | 38 | 43 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 443 | 437 | 2161 | 446 | 1712 | 2174 | 2425 | 2372 | 2653 | 2219 | 2199 | 2248 | 2048 | 2048 | 2056 | 1837 | 2068 | 2174 | 2653 |
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