El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.3° C
1.9° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
9
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
47
37
45
77
61
93
98
103
121
137
141
145
143
157
147
153
158
157
166
171
161
175
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51PM2.60m
4:21AM2.25m
4:36PM2.53m
5:05AM2.16m
5:20PM2.40m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.11m
10:11PM-0.02m
10:16AM0.16m
10:55PM0.08m
10:59AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:54
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
22
24
24
23
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
20
18
20
22
21
21
19
20
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
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