Surf Forecasts:
El Porto Beach surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 390 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW 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 Friday (Aug 14) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 20s. 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 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) 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+) | 5AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Porto Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for El Porto Beach.
To be straight with you, the immediate outlook is a bit of a bummer. We’ve got a long stretch of weak, messy surf ahead. For the rest of August and into the start of the second week, the conditions are just not playing ball. Winds are mostly cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and uninviting. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and from the SSW, so it’s not doing us many favours.
Now, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s a long way off. The real standout arrives on the morning of Friday the 28th of August. We’re looking at a clean, light cross-offshore breeze from the SSE, which will clean things up beautifully. The swell will be a bit stronger, with a moderate combined energy (413) and a 2 ft SSW swell rolling in with a very long 18-second period. That’s proper groundswell energy, meaning longer gaps between sets and better-shaped waves, but it might wall up a bit at a beach break like El Porto. For the better surfers, this is the one to circle on your calendar.
For the mornings of Tuesday the 18th, Wednesday the 19th, and Thursday the 20th of August, we get a few glimmers of hope. The morning winds swing around to a light SSE cross-offshore. These sessions will deliver clean, smooth waves, but the swell is tiny – only 1 ft to 2 ft from the SSW. The energy is low (172-285), so it’s strictly a longboard or foamie kind of day. The water is currently much warmer than normal for the time of year, sitting at 72°F with a 6°F anomaly, so that’s a nice bonus if you do paddle out.
The rest of the time? A lot of poor surf conditions. From now right through to the morning of the 18th, expect a stretch of over a week with nothing worth rushing for. Then again, after the morning windows on the 18th, 19th, and 20th, it goes right back to grim conditions until that 28th of August highlight. If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger cross-onshore winds and windy afternoon windows in the second week might be more your scene than a paddle surfer’s.
So, hang tight. The waiting game is on for that final Friday morning in August.
Stay salty.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 188 | 137 | 211 | 390 | 330 | 326 | 318 | 310 | 217 | 214 | 186 | 140 | 155 | 146 | 107 | 142 | 209 | 164 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.91m | 11:38AM1.50m | 11:18PM1.72m | 12:11PM1.53m | 00:03AM1.49m | 12:45PM1.54m | 00:52AM1.25m | 1:20PM1.51m | 1:54AM1.02m | 2:00PM1.46m | 3:41AM0.85m | 2:52PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM0.37m | 5:18AM-0.19m | 5:17PM0.34m | 5:49AM-0.02m | 6:07PM0.34m | 6:18AM0.18m | 7:02PM0.37m | 6:45AM0.39m | 8:06PM0.41m | 7:08AM0.59m | 9:31PM0.42m | 7:23AM0.76m | 11:16PM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 7 |
| kJ | 164 | 188 | 104 | 211 | 390 | 330 | 326 | 318 | 310 | 217 | 214 | 65 | 140 | 155 | 89 | 107 | 120 | 60 | 164 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | S 11 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 75 | 137 | 103 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 186 | 32 | 138 | 146 | 27 | 142 | 209 | 15 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | W 12 | S 8 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 43 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | SW 9 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 22 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 57 | — | 67 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 32 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 11 | 12 | 109 | 0 | 178 | 48 | 19 | 178 | 142 | 0 | 61 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
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