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El Golfo surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 WET
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El Golfo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Golfo today?

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 3AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
1.8
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)141413131616161616151514141012121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168022161915185917344355515258796186557249705286630337524665460441123435324827042268197617791484
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
2.07
12:55PM
1.97
1:09AM
2.19
1:29PM
2.05
1:43AM
2.30
2:02PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.50
6:47AM
0.41
6:53PM
0.40
7:22AM
0.31
7:26PM
0.31
7:56AM
0.23
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset-------6:21-------6:21-------6:22
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1---111-----------
Temp. °C171717171717171817171718181817171717171717171717
Feels °C (?)111111101111111011121111111188888999910
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