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Lat Long: 23.26° N 106.46° W

El Quijote 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Quijote sea temperature is
31.6°C
2.4° 

El Quijote 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 Quijote today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 5PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)19s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
450
602
628
702
799
790
781
874
908
865
1158
823
929
929
940
964
964
1057
1031
1031
1031
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:30AM1.50m
9:29AM1.40m
9:01AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.59m
7:00PM0.71m
10:57PM0.65m
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
27
29
30
29
29
27
26
26
27
30
31
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
32
34
33
34
31
26
25
26
31
33
30
27
27
26
26
26
30
30
30
30
30
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