Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Golfo today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 155 | 159 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 92 | 91 | 56 | 104 | 141 | 133 | 177 | 103 | 199 | 204 | 204 | 180 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:08PM2.55m | 4:31AM2.25m | 4:46PM2.38m | 5:08AM2.13m | 5:24PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.06m | 10:28AM0.19m | 10:56PM0.21m | 11:05AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 91 | 56 | 30 | 141 | 133 | 177 | 103 | 199 | 204 | 204 | 180 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNE 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | N 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | NNE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 155 | 159 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 92 | — | — | 104 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 221 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 13 | 5 |
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