El Golfo surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
18.6° 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 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
14
1.9
NNW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
2
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
625
864
734
527
1210
1073
964
1112
1149
1131
882
708
524
515
606
595
534
475
422
414
364
357
266
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
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
6:10PM2.06m
6:59AM1.76m
7:25PM1.93m
8:28AM1.66m
8:54PM1.89m
9:57AM1.70m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.48m
12:52PM0.70m
2:04AM0.60m
2:24PM0.79m
3:39AM0.59m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:18
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8:24
8:24
8:25
8:27
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
14
1.9
NNW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
2
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
734
625
864
734
527
1210
1073
964
1112
1149
1131
882
708
524
515
606
595
534
475
422
414
364
357
266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
16
0.7
NNW
16
0.9
NNW
14
0.1
S
12
0.7
NNW
15
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
248
188
226
220
330
3
188
10
3
59
59
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
17
0.7
NNW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
116
226
3
3
9
9
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
Energy kJ
3
5
6
6
6
6
7
11
17
24
34
49
53
56
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
30
13
5
5
13
39
39
39
47
201
13
13
13
13
13
13
201
201
201
230
201
201
201
Best forecast wave conditions in Lanzarote
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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