El Corniche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty.

Alright, let’s size up what’s headed for El Corniche. I’ll be honest – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a paddle. The onshore wind just won’t let up, and the swell that shows up is mostly short-period junk. The water is 82°, which is a solid 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like a bathtub, but it’s not gonna fix the waves.

The first real chance of anything half-decent doesn’t roll in until the second week. We’re looking at a long, flat, and messy stretch for the first 9 or 10 days – blown-out, undersized slop. The only time the forecast even hints at a clean wave comes on Saturday the 25th, in the morning. That’s the standout, purely because the wind finally goes offshore out of the SE, which is a rarity here. The swell will be 5ft from the NNW with an 8-second period, and the combined wave energy will be a moderate 247. The water will still be warm, and with a light breeze it should clean up nicely. The rip could be manageable with those longer lulls. Don’t expect a crowd though – this spot rarely breaks, so most folks won’t even know it’s working.

After that brief window, the wind turns ugly again with strong onshore flow, and the following week goes back to poor surf. There’s a glassy morning on Sunday the 26th with a small 4ft NNW swell (period 7 seconds, energy 153), but it’s only surfable, nothing to write home about. By Monday the 27th, we’re back into choppy onshore wind and the swell jumps to 6ft, but it’s poor quality – with that wind and a beach-and-reef setup, this is looking more like a kite-surfing session than something for a paddle board.

So, one real window: the morning of Saturday the 25th. If you can make it, it might just be worth the wait. Otherwise, expect a long dry spell.

Rusty.

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