Surf Forecasts:
El Murcielago surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SW swell with 336 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Murcielago this week:
The surf forecast for El Murcielago over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Murcielago in the next 16 days are 0.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Murcielago over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for our local stretch.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is going to be a grind. We’ve got a long, frustrating gap of small, messy surf stretching from now right through until Friday the 29th of August. There’s very little to get excited about with a lot of days showing poor conditions and weak, short-period leftovers. It’s one of those stretches where you might be better off doing the gardening or cleaning out the garage.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn't come until the very end of the forecast. Mark your calendars for the morning of Saturday the 30th of August at El Murcielago. That morning session is the standout of the whole outlook. We’re looking at a clean 3 ft swell from the SW with a solid 16-second period – that’s proper groundswell energy. The wind is a light offshore from the SSW, so it’ll be glassy and lined up. The combined energy is strong at 410, so there’ll be some real push behind those waves. It’s not huge, but after what we’ve been through, it’ll feel like a proper session. For the intermediates and above, this is your window. Be aware that the water temp is sitting at 81°, which is a whopping 9° warmer than normal for this time of year – that's very unusual, so you might not even need a spring suit.
The Sunday morning (31st of August) is a decent follow-up with another 3 ft SW swell and clean, cross-off winds, but the period drops to 14 seconds and the energy is still high at 417. It'll be a touch more wind-affected than Saturday, so Saturday is definitely the pick of the bunch.
Beyond that, the pattern fades back into small, ordinary conditions. Monday the 1st of September has a clean morning with a 3 ft SW swell and a nice 13-second period, but the energy is only moderate at 257. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.
So, to sum it up: hang tight through a long, flat and messy first week and a half. The light at the end of the tunnel is Saturday the 30th of August. That's the one to aim for.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 186 | 147 | 87 | 203 | 297 | 110 | 138 | 277 | 150 | 79 | 61 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 62 | 44 | 36 | 53 | 51 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.47m | 7:25AM2.55m | 7:49PM2.32m | 8:05AM2.38m | 8:36PM2.16m | 8:50AM2.21m | 9:32PM2.02m | 9:44AM2.06m | 10:43PM1.93m | 10:51AM1.96m | 00:04AM1.93m | 12:08PM1.96m | 1:13AM2.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.35m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:42PM0.47m | 1:54AM0.61m | 2:27PM0.60m | 2:40AM0.80m | 3:18PM0.73m | 3:36AM0.97m | 4:19PM0.83m | 4:46AM1.08m | 5:30PM0.86m | 6:04AM1.10m | 6:39PM0.81m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 183 | 186 | 147 | 47 | 203 | 297 | 88 | 138 | 277 | 150 | 79 | 61 | 37 | 28 | 67 | 62 | 44 | 26 | 3 | 51 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 7 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 14 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | W 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 42 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 36 | 53 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | NW 11 | WSW 13 | N 6 | W 10 | N 7 | — | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SW 10 | SW 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 50 | — | — | 7 | — | 110 | 90 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 666 | 0 | 0 | 877 | 312 | 666 | 910 | 312 | 0 | 856 | 144 | 144 | 1047 | 0 | 141 | 814 | 113 | 0 | 936 | 113 |
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