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El Golfo surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 WET
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El Golfo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
19.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Golfo today?

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
1.3
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)111312121212141515141413131313131212121212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)164113991472052322327303051350835233201302827112415218517511510689734102011891010865
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
30
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
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-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
1.65
9:38AM
1.61
10:15PM
1.71
10:44AM
1.66
11:10PM
1.81
11:36AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.85
3:49PM
0.80
4:33AM
0.77
4:49PM
0.72
5:27AM
0.65
5:37PM
0.62
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:50-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:17-------6:19
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----21-----------------
Temp. °C171616171718181717171616171717171717151515161616
Feels °C (?)1715141514141311111199111111111111101010111112
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