El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.8°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at El Golfo today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 7AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.2
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
10
1.5
N
11
1.7
N
11
1.7
N
11
1.7
N
11
1.6
N
11
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
330
302
292
303
180
226
333
328
250
229
264
301
498
695
663
651
566
489
408
513
492
464
495
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:00AM1.63m
7:59PM1.44m
8:37AM1.61m
9:40PM1.49m
10:01AM1.70m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.89m
1:34PM0.89m
1:51AM0.97m
3:21PM0.88m
3:35AM0.93m
4:34PM0.75m
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Temp °C
24
23
22
22
23
23
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22
21
21
21
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21
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Feels °C
21
20
18
19
20
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18
18
18
17
18
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19
20
19
21
22
22
22
22
25
24
23
21
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