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El Golfo surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 WET
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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
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Golfo today?

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 12PM is: 5.5m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)15ft (4.5m)17s
Afternoon (24 Jan)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (24 Jan)16ft (5.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
8
7
8
6
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)161617171616161616161515151415141414141413161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6114874812608149231309612021120211187011102974483587052569948892913320126232448219420381700371727742313
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
2.00
5:24AM
2.10
5:59PM
1.90
6:22AM
1.95
7:06PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
0.31
11:03PM
0.46
11:40AM
0.43
11:59PM
0.58
12:40PM
0.55
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise--7:47-------7:47-------7:47-----
Sunset-----6:25-------6:27-------6:28--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616171717161615151616161615151515151515151515
Feels °C (?)889111111111212121313131312131313141312121313
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