Surf Forecasts:
El Porto Beach surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Porto Beach this week:
The surf forecast for El Porto Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Porto Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Porto Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for El Porto Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a slow start. The surf is pretty tiny for the first few days, nothing to get too excited about. We’re looking at a stretch of marginal conditions from Monday the 24th right through the end of the week. The swell is hanging around a weak 1.3ft to 2.6ft, mostly from the SW with a very long period around 16 to 18 seconds. That long period groundswell ideally wants a point or reef, but at a beach break like El Porto, it can get a bit straight and weird. The wind is mostly a light cross-onshore breeze, which is okay for keeping things from getting too blown out, but the wave energy is weak (combined energy around 231 to 320). The water is a notable 71.4° right now, which is over 3° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s really unusual, feels like a summer bath.
The first real glimmer comes on Wednesday morning the 26th. A cleaner window opens up with a light SSE cross-offshore breeze and a bit more size at 2.6ft from the S. The period drops to 13 seconds, which is a more manageable short-period groundswell, and the energy bumps up to a moderate 350. It’s not a standout, but it’s the first session that’s worth a paddle.
After that, we slide back into a few days of onshore wind and choppy conditions. The real standout, the one you want to circle on your calendar, is the morning of Saturday the 5th of September. The model is showing a very clean morning with a light SSE cross-offshore wind, a solid 3.3ft swell from the SSW with a 16-second period, and the combined energy is a strong 555. That’s proper groundswell energy. The forecast is calling for “very good surf conditions.” This is the best window of the whole outlook. The following morning on Sunday the 6th also looks good with a clean cross-offshore breeze and 2.6ft swell, but the Saturday morning is the one that stands out as the pick.
Looking further ahead, the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September also shows up with a clean cross-offshore wind and a punchy 3.3ft SSW swell, with a very strong energy reading of 592. That’s another one to watch, but it’s a long way out, so treat it as a promising possibility for now.
Crowds at El Porto are often a factor, so expect company on any of the good days. The consistency is there, so it tends not to stay flat for long.
Stay stoked.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 100 | 173 | 169 | 127 | 103 | 202 | 177 | 132 | 78 | 118 | 91 | 186 | 125 | 480 | 373 | 407 | 392 | 249 | 242 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.16m | 8:00PM1.67m | 9:38AM1.21m | 8:34PM1.74m | 9:56AM1.27m | 9:07PM1.77m | 10:15AM1.34m | 9:39PM1.76m | 10:37AM1.42m | 10:13PM1.69m | 11:00AM1.49m | 10:49PM1.58m | 11:25AM1.56m | 11:30PM1.41m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.77m | 3:10AM-0.05m | 2:28PM0.67m | 3:35AM-0.08m | 3:00PM0.58m | 3:58AM-0.08m | 3:34PM0.49m | 4:22AM-0.05m | 4:10PM0.41m | 4:45AM0.02m | 4:48PM0.34m | 5:09AM0.13m | 5:32PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 106 | 100 | 173 | 169 | 127 | 33 | 202 | 177 | 132 | 78 | 118 | 79 | 186 | 42 | 480 | 373 | 407 | 177 | 88 | 61 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | S 14 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 12 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 103 | 24 | 119 | 104 | 18 | 71 | 91 | 46 | 65 | 46 | 44 | 16 | 392 | 249 | 242 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | W 14 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 8 | SSW 19 | S 8 | W 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 14 | W 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 111 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 65 | 124 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 73 | 37 | 20 | 125 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 44 | 337 | — | 163 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 109 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 59 | 56 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
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