El Golfo Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.97° N 13.83° W

El Golfo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Golfo sea temperature is
23.2° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 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 (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
246
253
233
214
187
214
181
181
187
181
152
152
171
161
190
180
186
157
211
171
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNE
35
N
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:10AM1.84m
10:55PM1.82m
11:28AM1.99m
00:07AM1.96m
12:29PM2.20m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.62m
5:06AM0.59m
5:51PM0.44m
6:12AM0.45m
6:51PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
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