El Golf Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.61° S 81.30° W

El Golf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golf sea temperature is
23.1° C
4.5° 

El Golf surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Golf today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golf at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at El Golf. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.1
NW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.1
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
579
579
656
588
579
588
557
590
598
535
620
710
628
499
472
466
5
529
581
7
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.44m
6:55AM1.56m
7:19PM1.35m
7:33AM1.44m
8:05PM1.25m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.01m
00:39AM0.03m
1:13PM0.07m
1:19AM0.16m
1:55PM0.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
20
19
18
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
19
19
19
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