El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is

23.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Golfo today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNE 6	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	119	92	89	87	86	83	100	70	99	96	95	133	129	141	153	176	176	145	118	118	99	92	76	70
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		2:53AM2.36m				3:08PM2.31m				3:23AM2.30m				3:41PM2.18m				3:55AM2.19m					4:14PM2.01m
Low Tide				8:56AM0.12m				9:10PM0.17m				9:29AM0.19m				9:40PM0.29m					10:02AM0.31m


	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	22	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	24	26	25	22
Feels °C	21	21	21	19	19	20	20	20	20	18	17	19	21	19	18	19	19	21	20	21	24	26	25	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NNE 7	NW 10	NW 10	N 7	NW 10	NW 9
kJ	119	92	89	87	42	41	61	60	99	96	90	133	129	125	82	58	56	51	118	82	80	92	76	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 16	NNW 13	NW 13	NNW 15	NW 11	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	N 15	NW 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NW 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NW 10	NNW 11	NNW 10
kJ	26	18	27	44	20	22	18	42	16	10	16	15	9	4	41	47	46	43	64	41	40	77	37	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NNW 16	NW 16	NW 12	NNW 12	WNW 11	NNW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	NW 9	S 10	NNW 9	S 10	S 10	NNW 11	SW 10	SW 10	NNW 11	NW 15	WNW 14
kJ	7	26	10	21	15	12	12	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	15	2	2	43	4	4	38	8	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	NNE 7	NNE 6
kJ	8	—	—	—	86	83	100	70	64	78	95	119	127	141	153	176	176	145	—	118	99	—	73	70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Playa del Janubio Lanzarote	Playa del Janubio Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Papagayo - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Playa del Janubio Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Playa del Janubio Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	13	5	5	13	13	13	13	13	13	301	301	301	13	301	301	301	15	5	13	13	13	5	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	La Santa - The Slab	La Santa - The Slab	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca				Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca				Playa de la Cera - Playa Blanca	Playa del Janubio	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Playa del Janubio	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	4	4	4

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