Surf Forecasts:
El Corniche surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,077 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 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 6PM. 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 | 6PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Corniche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for El Corniche over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a rough stretch. This is one of those periods where you might be better off tuning the board or going for a run. For the first week or so, we've got a real dry spell. From August 28th right through to September 9th, there's barely a whisper of a decent wave. The swell that does show up is weak and messy, with combined energy struggling to get past 100, and often sitting in the teens and twenties. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up what little bump there is. Even that Saturday the 29th brings a pulse of 6 ft to 8 ft swell from the NW but with strong onshore winds (19 – 22 mph) and energy readings climbing into the 400 – 1011 range. That’s a lot of water moving, but it’s all blown out, ugly, and really only interesting if you're a kite surfer looking for some chop to jump. That wave comment says it all: "poor surf conditions."
We finally get a tiny glimmer of hope on the 6th and 7th of September. The swell from the NNW picks up a bit to 4 ft with a 7-second period. The combined energy gets into the 100s, so there's a bit more push, but the wind is still onshore at 9-12 mph. It's not going to be pretty.
The best chance you'll get across the whole 16-day window? It's a toss-up between two marginal mornings. On September 5th (Saturday morning), we get glassy conditions and a tiny 2 ft swell from the NNW. It'll be clean, no doubt, but barely a ripple. Then on September 9th (Wednesday morning), we see glass again with a 2 ft swell from the WNW. That’s it for clean conditions. You’d be scraping the bottom of the barrel for a knee-high roller.
The crowds at El Corniche are listed as "sometimes" busy, but with surf this poor, you'll likely have the place to yourself. The standout slot, if you can call it that, would be the morning of Saturday the 5th. It’s clean, you’ll be on a longboard, and the water temp is about average for this time of year – no weird anomalies to report.
Bottom line: It's a long wait for very little reward. Keep an eye on the charts, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 52 | 52 | 174 | 414 | 1011 | 1011 | 808 | 528 | 299 | 210 | 160 | 143 | 77 | 51 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:12PM0.23m | 10:11AM0.27m | 10:35PM0.24m | 10:39AM0.27m | 11:00PM0.25m | 11:07AM0.26m | 11:26PM0.25m | 11:37AM0.24m | 11:53PM0.24m | 12:08PM0.22m | 00:23AM0.23m | 12:43PM0.19m | 00:57AM0.21m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.02m | 4:30PM-0.01m | 4:31AM0.01m | 4:54PM-0.00m | 5:00AM0.01m | 5:19PM0.01m | 5:31AM0.02m | 5:44PM0.02m | 6:04AM0.03m | 6:09PM0.04m | 6:42AM0.05m | 6:36PM0.07m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 52 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 26 | 5 | 210 | 160 | 143 | 77 | 51 | 25 | 18 | — | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 45 | — | 20 | 174 | 414 | 1011 | 1011 | 808 | 528 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2199 | 2170 | 2540 | 462 | 452 | 452 | 735 | 462 | 2199 | 569 | 452 | 3108 | 423 | 445 | 2653 | 2567 | 2653 | 3163 | 2521 |
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