El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.2° 

El Golfo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Golfo today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.5
NNW
16
0.8
NNW
16
0.8
NNW
15
0.9
NNW
15
1.1
NNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
621
440
392
380
336
336
200
297
316
316
260
255
251
247
171
163
126
123
155
288
294
372
515
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
E
10
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:48AM2.00m
12:57PM2.23m
1:19AM2.15m
1:29PM2.37m
1:51AM2.29m
2:01PM2.47m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.42m
7:11PM0.24m
7:17AM0.27m
7:41PM0.10m
7:50AM0.15m
8:12PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
28
26
25
28
31
31
30
24
24
23
22
24
26
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
26
29
28
26
22
21
20
22
26
27
24
24
21
21
21
23
23
24
24
25
26
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