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El Golfo surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
18.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Golfo today?

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 1PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (18 Mar)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)7ft (2.1m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
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)
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
6
0
4
0
0
3
2
0
4
0
2
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.5
NW
2.1
NW
1.5
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.1
NNW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3.5
NW
2.3
NNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)131818171615151514121816161615141414141312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74577787717541713102818609243483244626857141502539133678265027604124208924402171183515171450
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
S
40
S
50
SW
20
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
2.34
1:23AM
2.55
1:45PM
2.43
1:58AM
2.59
2:20PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
0.03
7:10PM
0.09
7:35AM
-0.06
7:45PM
0.02
8:09AM
-0.09
8:21PM
-0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:05-------7:05-------7:06--
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1112-2111111--33-----
Temp. °C171718181716161514141517171717171717161818181818
Feels °C (?)141415141311111212121391091112109131213121413
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