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El Golfo surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Golfo today?
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
56 | 52 | 55 | 74 | 61 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 98 | 52 | 97 | 100 | 104 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 124 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:22PM2.05m | 4:45AM1.82m | 5:01PM1.94m | 5:26AM1.70m | 5:47PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.47m | 10:34PM0.47m | 10:39AM0.58m | 11:16PM0.60m | 11:20AM0.69m | 00:07AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | 8:35 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 30 | 29 | 55 | 74 | 61 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 124 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 14 | NNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | N 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 52 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | N 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 32 | 51 | 98 | 46 | 97 | 100 | 104 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 301 | 301 | 13 | 301 | 306 | 13 | 13 | 306 | 13 | 301 | 13 | 306 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 285 | 5 | 13 |
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