Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Golfo today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 468 | 513 | 492 | 464 | 437 | 480 | 374 | 374 | 374 | 326 | 273 | 273 | 234 | 181 | 147 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 321 | 408 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.70m | 10:46PM1.63m | 10:56AM1.85m | 11:31PM1.81m | 11:39AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.75m | 4:42AM0.79m | 5:20PM0.58m | 5:28AM0.63m | 5:57PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 9 | NW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 468 | 338 | 271 | 266 | 437 | 480 | 374 | 374 | 160 | 326 | 162 | 99 | 234 | 105 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 43 | 321 | 408 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 13 | N 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 18 |
| kJ | 355 | 513 | 492 | 464 | 223 | 181 | 179 | 136 | 374 | 46 | 273 | 273 | 25 | 181 | 147 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 43 | 43 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 15 | N 11 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 60 | 84 | 145 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 27 | 45 | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 73 | 9 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 7 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 180 | 15 | 11 | 121 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 301 | 5 | 182 | 182 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
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