Surf Forecasts:
El Suicidio surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, SSE swell with 1,083 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Suicidio this week:
The surf forecast for El Suicidio over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Suicidio in the next 16 days are 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Suicidio over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking.
Straight up, this is a tough outlook for El Suicidio. We're looking at a long stretch of onshore and cross-shore winds that are going to mess up the wave faces. The first few days are a write-off, with a mostly onshore flow and small, choppy surf. The water's sitting at 53.4°F right now, which is about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn't come until Sunday the 16th. That morning we get a shift to a light offshore breeze from the north-northeast, with a 4.6ft easterly swell. The energy is low though, only 216 (weak), but it's clean. Then Sunday afternoon cranks up a notch: glassy conditions with a 4.3ft easterly swell and a period of 9 seconds. The wind is dead calm and the wave energy is 283 (still weak). This is the standout window. It's a small, clean point break session, but it's the best we're going to get.
After that, it's back to the struggle. Monday kicks in a strong onshore wind, and the following days are a mess of onshore and cross-off winds with small, weak swell. We get a solid run of moderate to fresh breezes, and the swell energy drops right off. By the 22nd, the swell is basically gone, with energy readings in the single digits. There's a tiny pulse on the 25th, but it's a short-period (6 seconds) 5.6ft swell with a full onshore wind, making it a complete mess for paddle surfing – honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than a surfboard.
The long-range stuff on the 25th and 26th has a bit more size and a longer period, but the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore, so it's going to be lumpy. Nothing to get excited about.
So, bottom line: hold out for the glassy morning and afternoon on Sunday the 16th. That's your session. The rest of the 16 days is a solid skip.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 923 | 735 | 571 | 571 | 863 | 735 | 400 | 475 | 772 | 454 | 270 | 180 | 105 | 127 | 158 | 184 | 257 | 155 | 302 | 194 | 155 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:57AM0.21m | 5:36PM0.50m | 6:13AM0.27m | 12:30PM0.19m | 6:35PM0.49m | 7:07AM0.29m | 1:03PM0.19m | 7:32PM0.47m | 7:59AM0.32m | 1:38PM0.19m | 8:26PM0.44m | 8:50AM0.35m | 2:13PM0.20m | 9:17PM0.40m | 9:39AM0.38m | 2:49PM0.20m | 10:06PM0.36m | 3:21AM0.23m | 3:26PM0.21m | 10:55PM0.32m | |
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.20m | 2:30AM0.01m | 9:32AM0.09m | 2:26PM0.16m | 10:57PM0.20m | 3:24AM0.02m | 3:28PM0.12m | 11:29PM0.21m | 4:15AM0.02m | 4:25PM0.08m | 00:05AM0.21m | 5:03AM0.04m | 12:15PM0.16m | 00:43AM0.21m | 5:49AM0.06m | 1:09PM0.18m | 6:12PM0.03m | 6:33AM0.08m | 2:05PM0.20m | 7:02PM0.03m | |
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 923 | 735 | 571 | 571 | 863 | 735 | 400 | 475 | 772 | 454 | 270 | 180 | 105 | 65 | 46 | 184 | 257 | 155 | 302 | 194 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | 32 | 26 | 44 | 6 | 22 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 32 | — | — | 64 | 77 | 89 | 120 | 127 | 158 | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 43 | 2 | 88 | 596 | 587 | 85 | 841 | 43 | 43 | 85 | 43 | 88 | 490 | 623 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 747 | 596 | 487 |
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