Surf Forecasts:
El Zunzal surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 837 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Zunzal this week:
The surf forecast for El Zunzal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Zunzal in the next 16 days are 1.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Zunzal over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the coast. The ol' reliable El Zunzal is on the radar, and it's lookin' like a bit of a slow burn, but with a couple of real gems to kick off the second half of the month.
The forecast starts with a bit of a wait. The first decent session we can get our teeth into isn't until Saturday morning, July 11th. After that, it settles into a pattern of mostly small, clean mornings and messy afternoons.
For the standouts, you gotta lock in Saturday morning, July 11, and Monday morning, July 13. Saturday morning is the real hero of the first week. We’ve got a 4ft SSW groundswell with a very long period of 16 seconds, pumpin' a solid 738 units of energy. The wind is glassy out of the NNE, right down the pipe. That’s a recipe for some of the cleanest, most lined-up waves you'll see, with long lulls between sets to save your energy. The water is a warm 86° – a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
The other standout is Monday morning, July 13. The swell drops a touch to 3ft, still a solid 13-second period from the SSW (585 units of energy), but the wind is offshore out of the NNE. This is another glassy, clean session that’s gonna be super fun. Just keep in mind that crowds are possible here, especially when it's this good.
The rest of the first week is a game of chasing the morning windows. Sunday morning, July 12, has a 4ft SSW swell with a 14-second period and cross-off wind, so it'll be clean but a bit more textured. Tuesday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 15, offer up small, clean morning windows with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 3ft to 3ft. The afternoons on these days get chopped up by the sea breeze.
The second week from July 16 onwards is a bit of a mixed bag. The mornings are generally the best of the day, with glassy-to-offshore winds and small 2ft to 3ft SSW swell. A real dark horse pops up on Saturday morning, July 25. We’ve got a 3ft SSW swell but with a crazy long 21-second period, unleashing a huge 776 units of energy. The wind is dead calm, giving us absolute glass. This is a long-range call, so it's promising but less certain, but if it holds, that long period on a point like El Zunzal could be something special.
No huge, dangerous waves in this window. The swell is consistently under 5ft, so it's all good for intermediate and even advanced beginners having a go. The long period swells (15 seconds and above) are a bonus for the point, giving them shape and power without the size.
This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 837 | 688 | 697 | 530 | 508 | 515 | 367 | 282 | 342 | 273 | 331 | 212 | 293 | 282 | 290 | 326 | 261 | 317 | 384 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | off | glassy | on | off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:44PM1.60m | 11:15AM2.07m | 11:51PM1.65m | 12:19PM2.13m | 00:56AM1.75m | 1:20PM2.20m | 1:58AM1.87m | 2:18PM2.25m | 2:55AM1.99m | 3:13PM2.28m | 3:49AM2.10m | 4:05PM2.26m | 4:40AM2.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.41m | 4:43AM0.40m | 5:52PM0.33m | 5:50AM0.35m | 6:54PM0.23m | 6:56AM0.27m | 7:52PM0.13m | 7:59AM0.20m | 8:46PM0.04m | 8:58AM0.14m | 9:37PM-0.02m | 9:54AM0.11m | 10:26PM-0.04m | 10:48AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 |
 | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | 6:28 |
mm | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 31 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 455 | 837 | 688 | 697 | 530 | 508 | 515 | 367 | 242 | 115 | 273 | 331 | 212 | 73 | 282 | 290 | 71 | 261 | 317 | 384 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 20 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SW 23 | SSW 16 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 73 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 97 | 89 | 15 | 52 | 282 | 342 | 33 | 32 | 207 | 293 | 56 | 21 | 326 | 15 | 45 | 25 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SW 22 | SW 24 | S 24 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 23 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 61 | 96 | 29 | 18 | 71 | 209 | 80 | 21 | 136 | 86 | 41 | 54 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | — | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | — | — | 61 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 82 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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