El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
24.1°C
1.8° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
1
NNW
15
1.4
NNW
14
1.7
NNW
13
1.9
NNW
13
2
NNW
13
2
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.8
NNW
12
1.8
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
190
148
417
746
1013
1255
1297
1236
1071
939
814
705
705
582
551
432
407
348
308
295
248
243
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31AM1.72m
00:05AM1.67m
12:21PM1.88m
00:46AM1.81m
12:59PM2.05m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.86m
5:56PM0.73m
6:04AM0.72m
6:39PM0.58m
6:44AM0.56m
7:14PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
21
22
22
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
19
20
21
21
22
21
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