El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
24.0°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1.3
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.9
N
8
2
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
252
246
248
255
255
282
198
239
226
272
323
332
387
441
488
565
650
666
623
493
493
477
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:10PM2.39m
4:31AM2.23m
4:47PM2.26m
5:10AM2.13m
5:31PM2.09m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.16m
10:19PM0.14m
10:32AM0.23m
10:56PM0.25m
11:13AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
20
21
21
20
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