El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is

22.3° C

El Golfo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Golfo today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	160	160	164	138	135	135	131	106	97	94	107	82	94	104	112	130	130	155	161	176	181	202	181	208
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		1:42AM1.92m				1:56PM2.15m				2:16AM2.01m				2:30PM2.26m				2:49AM2.08m				3:02PM2.33m
Low Tide				7:39AM0.45m				8:10PM0.35m				8:13AM0.35m				8:43PM0.27m				8:45AM0.29m				9:15PM0.22m


	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:47	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	21	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	21
Feels °C	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	18	16	16	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	WNW 9	N 8	WNW 8	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	160	7	164	7	12	11	10	24	23	20	20	33	18	18	20	29	28	27	26	25	25	19	19	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	N 14	WNW 8	N 13	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	8	4	7	13	7	7	3	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	23	9	9	9	3	3	11	11	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	W 13	N 13	W 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	N 12	N 12	NW 8	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 12	—	—	—	WNW 10
kJ	4	4	3	3	7	6	6	3	3	3	3	2	11	11	3	—	—	3	3	3	—	—	—	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 8	NE 3	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	160	2	138	135	135	131	106	97	94	107	82	94	104	112	130	130	155	161	176	181	202	181	208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	EL Chalet (Alcala) Tenerife	Boats Point Southern Morocco	Desert Point Southern Morocco	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Cabo de las Huertas Valencia	Oued Massa Southern Morocco	Killer Point Central Morocco	Boilers Central Morocco	Boilers Central Morocco	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	La Izquierda Tenerife	EL Chalet (Alcala) Tenerife	Igueste de San Andres Tenerife	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	13	13	13	13	13	13	201	13	13	306	403	396	531	1620	426	432	422	422	13	13	301	306	230	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca		Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca										Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca				Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1										1	2				2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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