El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
10
2.1
N
10
2.1
N
11
2
N
11
2
N
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.8
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
143
176
243
303
398
478
740
955
1011
917
917
685
599
650
625
557
546
464
417
407
349
304
298
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:22AM2.19m
2:33PM2.43m
2:53AM2.26m
3:04PM2.47m
3:24AM2.30m
3:36PM2.46m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.20m
8:45PM0.09m
8:50AM0.15m
9:15PM0.06m
9:22AM0.13m
9:46PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
22
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
19
17
17
18
18
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
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