Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Golfo today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 104 | 163 | 159 | 177 | 103 | 199 | 204 | 173 | 180 | 188 | 184 | 148 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 104 | 104 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46PM2.38m | 5:08AM2.13m | 5:24PM2.18m | 5:45AM1.99m | 6:03PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.21m | 11:05AM0.33m | 11:31PM0.39m | 11:45AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 30 | 163 | 159 | 177 | 103 | 199 | 204 | 173 | 180 | 188 | 184 | 148 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 104 | 104 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 59 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | NNE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 104 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 120 | 47 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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