Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Golfo today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 185 | 104 | 132 | 177 | 172 | 143 | 140 | 107 | 88 | 104 | 123 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 96 | 116 | 112 |
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-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.55m | 8:37AM1.58m | 9:33PM1.47m | 10:16AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.82m | 1:57AM0.89m | 3:06PM0.91m | 3:39AM0.94m | 4:52PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 49 | 72 | 96 | 102 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 89 | 116 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 14 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 160 | 185 | 104 | 132 | 177 | 172 | 143 | 140 | 107 | 88 | 104 | 123 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 100 | — | — | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 221 | 221 | 13 | 221 | 221 | 226 | 13 | 201 | 13 | 221 | 13 | 201 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 226 | 13 |
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