El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NW
11
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.9
N
9
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.8
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
34
35
57
85
121
180
255
311
323
332
350
422
428
529
654
668
600
600
600
585
585
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20PM1.88m
5:37AM1.87m
6:02PM1.68m
6:24AM1.70m
7:03PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.46m
11:18PM0.59m
11:46AM0.64m
11:57PM0.77m
12:41PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:58
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
24
25
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
25
23
24
24
22
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
16
18
17
18
17
19
20
19
20
19
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