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El Golfo surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Golfo today?
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | |
1100 | 1064 | 911 | 800 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 475 | 457 | 381 | 360 | 346 | 279 | 417 | 211 | 168 | 276 | 270 | 95 | 173 | 205 | 68 | 205 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:06PM2.05m | 11:43AM2.04m | 11:55PM2.20m | 12:27PM2.21m | 00:42AM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.62m | 5:27AM0.36m | 5:44PM0.45m | 6:11AM0.20m | 6:30PM0.27m | 6:55AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 12 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 9 | N 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 1100 | 1064 | 911 | 800 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 475 | 457 | 381 | 360 | 346 | 279 | 5 | 211 | 168 | 12 | 12 | 95 | 18 | 10 | 68 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | WNW 10 | N 18 | N 17 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 6 | W 8 | S 12 | N 10 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 417 | 43 | 50 | 276 | 270 | 40 | 173 | 205 | 40 | 205 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 301 | 13 | 13 | 201 | 230 | 201 | 230 | 426 | 301 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 285 | 279 | 279 | 201 |
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