El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NNW
14
0.8
NNW
14
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
8
0.9
NNW
12
1.5
N
12
1.7
N
11
1.7
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
369
306
292
389
251
247
427
427
330
302
292
303
180
226
328
274
250
252
230
246
625
721
676
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51AM1.75m
6:28PM1.52m
7:00AM1.63m
7:59PM1.44m
8:37AM1.61m
9:40PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.74m
12:11PM0.78m
00:19AM0.89m
1:34PM0.89m
1:51AM0.97m
3:21PM0.88m
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7:58
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Temp °C
22
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
23
21
21
21
23
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
17
18
18
19
20
20
20
21
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