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La Santa - El Quemao Surf Photo: 'Going Down' by Richard Zimmerman

Lat Long: 29.11° N 13.67° W

Issued: 6 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's La Santa - El Quemao sea temperature is

22.0° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

La Santa - El Quemao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NE	NE	NNW	WNW
	12 s	cross	4 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NE	NE	NNW	WNW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	ENE	NE	WNW	NNW
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	ENE	NE	WNW	NNW
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	E	E	WNW	NNE
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	E	NE	WNW	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	E	NE	WNW	NW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	E	ESE	WNW	NE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	E	E	WNW	NNE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	ESE	E	WNW	NE
	12 s	cross- off	2 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	ESE	ESE	WNW	N
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SSE	ESE	WNW	NNE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SSE	SE	WNW	N
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SE	SE	WNW	N
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from La Santa - El Quemao around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 46 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.9 ft). Range 2.92m (9.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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La Santa - El Quemao Surf Photo: 'Going Down' by Richard Zimmerman

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User: Richard Zimmerman (2 photos)

Country: Spain (Africa) (252 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:05 pm 20 Nov 2017