Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, NW swell with 181 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 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 (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase: the next 16 days at El Corniche are a long, tough slog with almost nothing to get excited about. There’s a big gap of flat, poor surf until the very end of the outlook.
From Tuesday the 8th all the way through Sunday the 20th, the swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore. The water is a warm 84°F with a 4°F anomaly—much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that doesn’t help the waves. The combined wave energy barely hits 97 on the 8th and then drops into the teens and single digits for days. It’s a dead run.
The first real chance comes Monday the 21st with a marginal 1.0m (3ft) NW swell, but it’s nothing special. The standout is Tuesday morning the 22nd of September: glassy, offshore, with a 1.4m (5ft) NW swell, 7-second period, and combined energy of 194. That’s clean, fun, and the best you’ll see. El Corniche rarely breaks, so when it’s glassy and head-high, you grab it. The afternoon gets bigger at 1.6m (5ft) with 276 energy, but the wind turns onshore and ruins it.
Then Wednesday the 23rd morning brings the biggest swell of the period—1.9m (6ft) from the NW, 9-second period, and a whopping 599 energy—moderate to strong. But the wind is cross-shore, so it’s lumpy. The afternoon stays big but cross-on. This late burst is the only window, but it’s not perfect. The rest of the month is a blank.
Keep your eyes on that Tuesday morning glass. That’s the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 181 | 176 | 115 | 106 | 96 | 56 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:10PM0.22m | 9:01AM0.26m | 9:36PM0.23m | 9:34AM0.27m | 10:01PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.27m | 10:25PM0.25m | 10:33AM0.26m | 10:49PM0.25m | 11:01AM0.25m | 11:11PM0.25m | 11:27AM0.23m | 11:34PM0.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:43PM0.00m | 4:55AM0.01m | 5:05PM0.02m | 5:23AM0.02m | 5:25PM0.03m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 181 | 176 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 28 | 28 | — | 1 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 115 | 106 | — | — | 41 | — | 32 | — | — | 28 | 33 | — | 29 | 20 | — | 13 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3089 | 735 | 423 | 2649 | 2165 | 1116 | 2446 | 1837 | 1817 | 2050 | 1954 | 1837 | 2199 | 2145 | 1202 | 2653 | 1234 | 617 | 1116 | 979 |
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