El Quijote surfForecast / Sinaloa / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 23 May 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
28.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Quijote today?

The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (23 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
245
245
367
421
421
302
245
236
212
209
229
255
429
441
380
471
653
745
754
358
574
566
566
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:16AM1.16m
4:51PM1.31m
4:00AM1.12m
5:14PM1.39m
5:31AM1.17m
5:34PM1.47m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.62m
11:16PM0.92m
10:28AM0.68m
11:52PM0.72m
11:15AM0.73m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:44
6:44
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
24
26
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
30
25
27
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
30
28
28
27
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
245
245
245
367
421
421
302
245
236
212
209
203
255
429
441
380
471
653
745
754
301
574
566
566
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.8
SW
17
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
9
6
6
6
44
42
17
16
96
131
181
229
175
15
15
15
13
9
6
6
358
6
6
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
35
36
36
2
70
42
38
37
16
3
3
16
16
7
13
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
9
7
4
2
2
7
3
10
17
15
15
14
16
7
7
10
11
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
293
297
293
227
81
81
0
25
293
293
293
227
227
81
0
0
293
293
293
227
106
Best forecast wave conditions in Sinaloa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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