Surf Forecasts:
El Roque surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, NNE swell with 583 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Roque this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Roque in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 10s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Roque over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I’m not going to sugarcoat it—this is a pretty bleak stretch for El Roque. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any kind of decent session. We’re talking nearly two full weeks where the conditions just don’t line up.
Kicking off from Thursday the 27th of August, right through to Wednesday the 9th of September, it's all "poor surf conditions." Swell is mostly coming out of the NNE to N, with heights bouncing between 1ft and 7ft, but the wind is the real killer. We’ve got moderate breezes from the NNE and NE, blowing cross-on or on, creating choppy, messy lineups. Even when the swell gets a bit of height—like on the 2nd of September with a 7ft NNE swell—the cross-on wind just ruins it. The combined wave energy does hit a high of 744 on the 29th of August, which is moderate energy, but it’s all for nothing with that wind.
There’s a glimmer on Thursday the 10th of September, but it’s barely a ripple. We get a glassy morning with calm winds and 2ft of swell from the north. The report calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and that’s being generous. That’s the best you’ll see—a 1 out of 10 day with weak energy (96). After that, it’s back to small, weak, and windy through to the 11th.
So, for the whole 16-day forecast, there are no standouts. No hidden gems. This is one of those blank runs where you’re better off checking the forecast again later, because with conditions this consistently poor, it tends not to stay this way forever. But for now, the board stays in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 7 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 176 | 220 | 326 | 522 | 541 | 516 | 440 | 292 | 235 | 240 | 149 | 154 | 240 | 330 | 340 | 376 | 481 | 569 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.99m | 2:26PM2.22m | 2:46AM2.06m | 2:57PM2.26m | 3:17AM2.09m | 3:29PM2.24m | 3:49AM2.08m | 4:03PM2.17m | 4:24AM2.02m | 4:40PM2.06m | 5:03AM1.93m | 5:23PM1.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.16m | 8:12AM0.19m | 8:39PM0.09m | 8:43AM0.14m | 9:09PM0.06m | 9:15AM0.12m | 9:40PM0.07m | 9:48AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.22m | 10:49PM0.24m | 11:06AM0.33m | 11:31PM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNW 8 | N 12 | N 10 | S 9 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | SW 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 541 | 516 | 440 | 31 | 235 | 8 | 47 | 75 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | N 12 | NW 11 | — | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 15 | S 19 | S 8 | — | — | N 12 | NNW 11 | S 14 | SW 15 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 98 | 176 | 220 | 326 | 522 | 203 | 215 | 160 | 292 | 123 | 240 | 149 | 154 | 240 | 330 | 340 | 376 | 481 | 569 | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 114 | 124 | 124 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 45 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 45 |
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