Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Golfo today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Golfo at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Golfo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
373 | 357 | 311 | 304 | 298 | 258 | 217 | 252 | 282 | 242 | 248 | 282 | 248 | 181 | 161 | 233 | 276 | 287 | 332 | 350 | 374 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:36PM2.46m | 3:57AM2.29m | 4:10PM2.39m | 4:31AM2.23m | 4:47PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.13m | 9:46PM0.07m | 9:55AM0.16m | 10:19PM0.14m | 10:32AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 62 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 40 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | W 13 | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | S 15 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | SW 14 | — | — | N 11 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
373 | 357 | 311 | 304 | 298 | 258 | 217 | 252 | 282 | 242 | 248 | 282 | 248 | 181 | 161 | 233 | 276 | 287 | 332 | 350 | 374 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 13 | 201 | 226 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 201 | 221 | 13 | 201 | 201 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 226 | 201 | 201 | 221 | 221 |
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