Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Golfo today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
107 | 107 | 132 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 108 | 132 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 157 | 181 | |
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 | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:26AM1.83m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:18AM1.69m | 7:54PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.57m | 12:30PM0.67m | 00:52AM0.75m | 1:30PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
107 | 107 | 132 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 13 | 130 | 108 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
18 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 3 | N 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | 133 | 3 | 2 | 132 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 157 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 15 | 201 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 201 | 182 | 221 | 221 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 201 | 221 | 226 |
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