El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 9PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
17
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
1.3
NNW
15
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
219
306
406
674
459
621
507
392
380
336
336
200
297
316
316
260
255
251
247
171
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM2.06m
00:48AM2.00m
12:57PM2.23m
1:19AM2.15m
1:29PM2.37m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.40m
6:45AM0.42m
7:11PM0.24m
7:17AM0.27m
7:41PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
26
29
30
29
27
26
26
25
28
30
31
29
24
23
23
22
23
26
24
22
23
Feels °C
26
27
29
28
27
25
25
24
26
29
29
27
22
21
21
20
23
26
23
22
22
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