El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.5°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
1.7
N
9
1.7
N
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
155
151
125
127
160
232
309
452
495
497
417
470
500
500
405
327
270
225
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:13AM2.27m
1:25PM2.45m
1:48AM2.35m
2:01PM2.46m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.10m
7:14AM0.19m
7:38PM0.04m
7:49AM0.12m
8:10PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
21
19
20
21
21
19
20
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
21
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