El Golf Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.61° S 81.30° W

El Golf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golf sea temperature is
22.8° C
4.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golf at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
NW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
13
12
144
144
134
46
26
7
125
99
57
57
106
203
208
198
132
171
217
164
153
153
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:13AM1.31m
8:59PM1.15m
8:58AM1.19m
10:07PM1.07m
9:55AM1.09m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.31m
2:41PM0.23m
2:52AM0.46m
3:35PM0.30m
3:56AM0.57m
4:43PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
20
23
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
21
23
22
23
22
21
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