El Corniche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we're dealing with for the next couple of weeks at El Corniche. Gotta be straight with you, this stretch is looking pretty grim for a while. We're starting off with a real flat spell, so don't bother paddling out for the first few days. We're talking about a solid stretch of nothing or just poor, wind-chopped dribble.

The water is feeling like a bathtub at 84°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

The first real chance of anything worth getting wet for doesn't roll around until Thursday the 17th of September. That's a long wait of about a week and a half with hardly any surf to speak of. A couple of mornings might offer a slight improvement, like the morning of Tuesday the 15th with a 5ft NW swell and light cross-onshore winds, but it's still marginal at best.

Now, for the one standout. Mark your calendars for Thursday the 17th of September. That morning, things finally line up. We've got a clean 7ft swell from the NW pushing through with an offshore breeze out of the ESE at just 3 mph. The energy jumps up to a solid (665), which is strong. That's the best looking window in the whole forecast. The afternoon sees the breeze swing onshore, so the morning session is the key. At 7ft, this is a solid, powerful wave for experienced surfers only; beginners should sit this one out.

After that, the quality drops off quickly. Friday the 18th morning has a clean 5ft swell from the NW with light offshore SE winds, but the energy is way down (233). The rest of the second week is a messy mix of onshore wind and dropping swell, nothing that's going to get the heart pumping.

So, to sum it up: this is a long, slow grind of a forecast. We get one proper day on Thursday the 17th of September. If you can, be on it first light. Otherwise, the surf is a write-off for the next 16 days.

Rusty.

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