Surf Forecasts:
El Murcielago surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period, SW swell with 258 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s 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 Saturday (Sep 12) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s 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 0.7m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Murcielago over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s take a look at what’s coming.
First thing—this water is way warmer than normal for September, sitting at 81°F, which is pretty wild.
Honestly, the next sixteen days are looking very flat and quiet at El Murcielago. There’s no standout session in the whole lineup. The swell barely gets going—most of the time it’s tiny 1ft to 2ft waves from the SW, with combined wave energy mostly in the weak to low-moderate range (65 to 232). Even the highest energy reading of 232 on Wednesday the 16th morning only gives us 2ft waves and the conditions are called marginal.
Wind is the real problem. Almost every afternoon sees 12 to 16 mph cross or cross-on winds that mess up the surface. The mornings are cleaner, with some glassy conditions on Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th, but the swell is only 1ft to 2ft. Those are long-period SW groundswells—18 seconds and 16 seconds—but way too small to do anything with.
We’ve got a handful of mornings where the wind is light and cross-off, cleaning things up on tiny 2ft to 2ft surf: Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th, and Friday the 18th. That’s the best you’re going to get: small but clean enough for a log if you’re keen.
Into the second week it gets even quieter, with combined energy often under 100 and swell holding at a sad 1ft. No change in the wind pattern.
So there’s no best day here. It’s a flat, mostly choppy stretch. If you’re desperate, the cleanest mornings from the 14th to the 18th offer tiny but surfable waves for a paddle. Otherwise, with all that afternoon wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than regular surfing right now.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 133 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 79 | 83 | 108 | 129 | 125 | 198 | 217 | 138 | 134 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:19AM2.84m | 4:37PM2.71m | 4:57AM2.83m | 5:16PM2.69m | 5:33AM2.76m | 5:54PM2.61m | 6:08AM2.64m | 6:32PM2.49m | 6:43AM2.49m | 7:11PM2.34m | 7:20AM2.32m | 7:54PM2.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.14m | 10:31AM0.17m | 10:44PM0.15m | 11:09AM0.17m | 11:22PM0.22m | 11:46AM0.22m | 11:59PM0.34m | 12:22PM0.31m | 00:36AM0.50m | 12:59PM0.44m | 1:14AM0.68m | 1:39PM0.59m | 1:58AM0.86m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 167 | 133 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 83 | 108 | 129 | 125 | 198 | 217 | 138 | 134 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 14 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 26 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 79 | 19 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 12 | SSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | — | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 10 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | — | 13 | — | 6 | 6 | 46 | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 910 | 175 | 0 | 936 | 312 | 95 | 910 | 144 | 0 | 910 | 223 | 0 | 856 | 95 | 48 | 856 | 0 | 0 | 1065 | 144 |
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