El Quijote surfForecast / Sinaloa / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 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
28.4° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
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
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
176
134
194
194
194
192
223
217
215
229
242
245
245
245
367
421
421
302
299
236
212
209
229
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
W
0
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
W
0
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
15
W
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:46PM1.15m
11:06PM1.34m
4:21PM1.23m
1:16AM1.16m
4:51PM1.31m
4:00AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:50PM1.14m
7:45AM0.52m
9:53PM1.12m
9:20AM0.62m
11:16PM0.92m
10:28AM0.68m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
6:42
6:43
6:43
6:44
1
Temp °C
29
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
26
24
25
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
29
27
28
29
28
28
29
29
28
27
29
28
29
26
27
28
28
26
27
28
28
28
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
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
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
137
176
134
194
194
194
192
223
217
215
229
242
245
245
245
367
421
421
302
299
236
212
209
203
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
81
78
53
77
81
56
56
15
109
28
20
18
9
7
37
10
44
42
14
9
7
131
181
229
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
12
11
9
74
74
111
22
37
37
35
35
37
4
18
70
42
17
16
96
6
4
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
22
16
15
19
13
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
295
293
81
0
0
0
0
293
297
293
52
0
0
0
0
293
293
293
227
81
0
0
0
293
Best forecast wave conditions in Sinaloa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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