El Quijote surfForecast / Sinaloa / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 MST
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El Quijote surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Quijote sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Quijote today?

The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
314
283
334
334
330
330
325
321
250
207
201
198
198
195
195
151
147
142
131
98
96
96
82
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
10:32PM1.42m
7:44PM1.27m
6:29PM1.32m
4:30AM1.21m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.53m
10:38AM0.52m
11:59PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
5:37
5:37
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6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30
Temp °C
25
24
23
23
23
22
23
25
26
25
24
23
22
22
23
25
26
25
24
24
23
22
23
25
26
24
24
25
26
24
25
26
26
25
26
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
25
24
23
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
397
314
283
334
334
330
330
325
321
250
207
201
198
198
195
195
151
147
142
131
98
96
96
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
Energy kJ
6
33
8
5
5
2
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
2
4
9
9
12
11
10
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
14
6
28
13
12
13
10
11
11
11
5
5
5
8
8
7
7
9
9
9
16
1
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
9
9
4
6
7
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
343
293
227
0
0
0
0
293
297
293
0
0
0
0
0
293
297
293
0
0
0
0
0
297
Best forecast wave conditions in Sinaloa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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