El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.8°C
1.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.9
NNW
14
1.1
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
15
1.6
NNW
14
1.5
NNW
14
1.5
NNW
14
1.4
NNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
374
331
326
273
273
234
181
147
114
114
114
293
408
498
558
265
419
1091
1061
892
829
673
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
0
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:56AM1.85m
11:31PM1.81m
11:39AM2.02m
00:08AM2.00m
12:16PM2.18m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.79m
5:20PM0.58m
5:28AM0.63m
5:57PM0.41m
6:07AM0.46m
6:31PM0.24m
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cloud
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
20
21
20
20
19
20
22
22
23
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
22
21
Feels °C
18
20
20
20
21
19
19
19
20
20
22
24
23
24
22
21
22
21
21
20
20
18
17
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