Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 106.46° W

El Quijote 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Quijote sea temperature is
31.4°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 4PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
964
1044
917
917
906
894
801
657
649
640
631
631
631
623
536
536
543
543
476
476
469
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
0
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01AM1.30m
7:29AM1.25m
3:47PM1.13m
6:33AM1.30m
5:09PM1.24m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.65m
12:48PM1.08m
11:27PM0.58m
12:12PM0.94m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:03
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5:37
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5:36
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Temp °C
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
28
30
30
33
30
29
30
29
29
32
30
30
30
30
29
29
30
32
32
33
32
31
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