Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Golfo today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
363 | 293 | 287 | 235 | 194 | 181 | 140 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 65 | 102 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:20AM1.96m | 1:32PM2.21m | 1:52AM2.09m | 2:03PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.42m | 7:17AM0.42m | 7:45PM0.29m | 7:48AM0.29m | 8:15PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
363 | 293 | 287 | 235 | 194 | 181 | 140 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | S 10 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 65 | 102 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 279 | 517 | 517 | 306 | 517 | 517 | 301 |
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