Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, NW swell with 238 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 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good long look at what's coming down the pipe at El Corniche.
Honestly, for the next two and a half weeks, the ocean's looking pretty sleepy. We've got a long stretch of flatness ahead. The first bit of any real interest doesn't show up until Sunday the 20th of September, so expect a lot of quiet water to stare at for a while. From now until then, it's mostly onshore wind and tiny, weak waves bouncing around under 3 ft with total energy readings staying in the low double digits or below – not worth paddling out for.
The only glimmer in this whole 16-day window is on the morning of Sunday, the 20th of September. We've got a glassy setup, with the wind going light and variable out of the WNW. That’s a rare treat for the elbow, and it'll have the surface looking like a mirror. Swell will be small, coming in at a modest 3 ft from the NNW with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy will only be around 63, so it won't have much grunt, but it'll be clean. The swell direction isn't the optimum N that El Corniche really loves, but with those glassy conditions, a log or a fish will be your best friend. It's a shallow sand bank here, so on a clean day like that, it could be a fun little wave with no one around. This place "rarely breaks" as it is, so snagging it when it's workable is a proper little score for those in the know.
Beyond that, the following Monday morning the 21st offers a tiny 1 ft from the WNW, but the wind swings onshore again, spoiling the party. That's all she wrote for the outlook. It's a quiet spell, but the forecast could always shift. Rusty signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 127 | 98 | 170 | 175 | 120 | 54 | 56 | 105 | 201 | 160 | 136 | 90 | 69 | 56 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:40AM0.19m | 8:15PM0.17m | 7:43AM0.22m | 8:43PM0.20m | 8:25AM0.24m | 9:10PM0.22m | 9:01AM0.26m | 9:36PM0.23m | 9:34AM0.27m | 10:01PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.27m | 10:25PM0.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.12m | 1:46PM0.05m | 1:40AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.03m | 2:21AM0.07m | 2:57PM0.01m | 2:55AM0.04m | 3:26PM-0.00m | 3:26AM0.02m | 3:54PM-0.01m | 3:57AM0.01m | 4:19PM-0.01m | 4:26AM0.01m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 105 | 201 | 160 | 136 | 90 | 69 | — | 46 | 39 | 38 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NNE 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 156 | 127 | 98 | 170 | 175 | 120 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2653 | 3072 | 3089 | 452 | 452 | 462 | 423 | 423 | 3089 | 617 | 423 | 2716 | 617 | 2048 | 2062 | 1984 | 1607 | 2500 | 2173 |
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