Surf Forecasts:
El Roque surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, NNE swell with 511 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) 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 12s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Roque over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what El Roque has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough one. The forecast for El Roque is looking pretty bleak right through the entire 16-day window. We’ve got a solid run of onshore and cross-onshore winds, mostly from the north and north-northeast, and the swell is short-period, choppy windswell that just isn’t going to clean up. There are no standout sessions here, no hidden gems. It’s a long stretch of poor surf conditions.
Right from the start, Wednesday the 5th of August, we’ve got a 6 ft swell from the NE with a short period of 7 seconds, but it’s cross-onshore with a moderate breeze. The water temp is sitting at 74°, about average for this time of year with only a 1° anomaly – nothing unusual there. The combined energy is moderate at 303, but the onshore wind is just wrecking any chance of a clean wave. This pattern just keeps repeating day after day.
The swell sticks around through the weekend, with heights hovering between 5 ft and 7 ft, but that period stays short, around 6 to 8 seconds, and the wind barely lets up. By Saturday the 8th, we see a little more energy (469), but with a moderate onshore wind, it’s just going to be a messy, bumpy surface. This is not the kind of surf you paddle out for – it’s more of a kite-surfing setup if anything.
We roll into the second week, and the story doesn’t change. From the 11th through the 20th, the swell slowly drops from 6 ft down to 2 ft, but the wind stays stubbornly onshore or cross-onshore. The combined energy fades from 296 down to 148, and the period remains short. Even the last day, Thursday the 20th, with a small 2 ft groundswell from the north with a 10-second period, it’s still blown out. There’s just no window where the conditions align for a decent surf.
Look, I hate delivering bad news, but El Roque is in a total flat spell here. There’s nothing to recommend. Keep your board in the car, check the forecast again in a few days, and hope the wind patterns shift. Sometimes you get a run like this, and you just have to wait it out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 276 | 322 | 340 | 306 | 272 | 345 | 419 | 462 | 452 | 472 | 375 | 349 | 390 | 344 | 319 | 334 | 285 | 256 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.78m | 7:18AM1.67m | 7:47PM1.65m | 8:35AM1.62m | 9:18PM1.59m | 10:05AM1.66m | 10:49PM1.65m | 11:22AM1.80m | 00:01AM1.78m | 12:24PM1.99m | 00:58AM1.92m | 1:15PM2.18m | 1:45AM2.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.49m | 1:24PM0.60m | 2:05AM0.59m | 2:52PM0.64m | 3:35AM0.62m | 4:29PM0.57m | 5:01AM0.55m | 5:46PM0.41m | 6:07AM0.41m | 6:46PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.27m | 7:35PM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | N 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 50 | 69 | 87 | 81 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 12 | W 11 | S 11 | W 12 | N 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | N 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | W 12 | — | S 11 | — | N 15 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 284 | 276 | 322 | 340 | 306 | 272 | 345 | 419 | 462 | 452 | 472 | 375 | 349 | 390 | 344 | 319 | 334 | 285 | 256 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 70 | 70 | 114 | 38 | 70 | 70 | 189 | 525 | 70 | 525 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 114 | 114 | 70 | 70 | 520 | 70 |
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The above surf forecast table for El Roque provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at El Roque can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Roque surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Roque) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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