Surf Forecasts:
El Murcielago surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period, SW swell with 251 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 7AM (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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. 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 0.8m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Murcielago over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of small, clean morning windows on offer at El Murcielago, but you’ll need to pick your sessions carefully – the afternoons get trashed by the wind. The standout is the morning of Friday the 14th of August, with glassy conditions and a 3ft WSW groundswell packing a punch with a combined energy of 541 (moderate-strong). That’s a long period swell of 18 seconds, so it’ll be lined up and powerful, with clean faces. The water temp is about average for this time of year. This spot is very consistent and exposed to the NW swell, but the swell is coming from the SW/W, so it’s wrapping in nicely. Crowds are sometimes, so you might have a few out, but with that quality, it’s worth it.
The first good window is Thursday morning the 6th – glassy, 2ft, 13-second SW swell, combined energy 200 (moderate). Clean and fun. The afternoons get blown out with cross-onshore wind, so forget them. Friday morning the 7th repeats the pattern: glassy, 2ft, 16-second SW groundswell, energy 201 (moderate). Saturday and Sunday the 8th and 9th mornings are cross-off but still clean, though the swell drops a bit. The morning of Monday the 10th is cross-off and clean with a 2ft, 15-second SW swell, but energy is only 141 (weak). Then a dry spell of poor afternoons and only average mornings until Thursday the 14th.
The big highlight is the morning of Friday the 14th of August – glassy, 3ft, 18-second WSW groundswell, energy 541 (moderate-strong). This is prime. The morning of Saturday the 15th is also glassy with 4ft, 15-second WSW swell, energy 487 (moderate-strong). That’s the biggest size, but it’s still only 4ft, so fine for all levels. The morning of Monday the 17th is clean with 3ft, 14-second SW swell, energy 201 (moderate). The morning of Thursday the 20th of August is clean again with 3ft, 16-second SW groundswell, energy 456 (moderate-strong). The morning of Friday the 21st rounds it out clean with 3ft, 15-second SW swell, energy 492 (moderate-strong).
So, the best of the bunch is the Friday 14th morning – glassy, decent size, long period, and plenty of energy. The Saturday 15th morning is right there too. The rest of the mornings are clean but smaller. Don’t bother with the afternoons; they’re all blown out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 84 | 108 | 127 | 124 | 107 | 130 | 162 | 87 | 82 | 58 | 44 | 77 | 53 | 111 | 88 | 91 | 122 | 55 | 37 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44AM2.43m | 9:23PM2.18m | 9:43AM2.34m | 10:34PM2.14m | 10:54AM2.27m | 11:54PM2.17m | 12:12PM2.28m | 1:10AM2.29m | 1:25PM2.36m | 2:14AM2.46m | 2:27PM2.49m | 3:09AM2.64m | 3:22PM2.60m | 3:58AM2.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.56m | 3:28AM0.75m | 4:17PM0.60m | 4:40AM0.82m | 5:30PM0.59m | 6:01AM0.82m | 6:44PM0.51m | 7:17AM0.73m | 7:49PM0.38m | 8:22AM0.58m | 8:46PM0.24m | 9:18AM0.43m | 9:37PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 140 | 84 | 99 | 71 | 124 | 107 | 130 | 162 | 87 | 82 | 58 | 35 | 77 | 53 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 122 | 38 | 37 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | N 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 50 | 108 | 127 | 71 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 111 | 47 | 91 | 1 | 55 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 8 | W 23 | W 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | N 11 | N 10 | N 6 | — | — | W 23 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 60 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 11 | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 368 | 910 | 0 | 312 | 799 | 0 | 0 | 910 | 113 | 95 | 910 | 312 | 144 | 936 | 0 |
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