El Faro Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

El Faro in Michoacan is an exposed river break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The river breaks offer lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips, sharks and rocks.

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Overall El Faro Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Faro:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Petacalco	4 mi
Second closest break	The Ranch	16 mi
Third closest break	La Saladita	23 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Azul	25 mi
Fifth closest break	Manzanillo	25 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Faro:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	595 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	712 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	766 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	811 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	919 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Faro:
Closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	163 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	165 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	165 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	277 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Faro:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1085 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1140 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1201 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1224 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1248 mi
Town and city forecasts close to El Faro:
Closest city location	Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico)	6 mi
Second closest city location	La Orilla (Mexico)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Las Guacamayas (Mexico)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	La Union (Mexico)	20 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ixtapa (Mexico)	36 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Faro is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC) in Mexico, which is 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Faro is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), also in Mexico, 78 km (48 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (Uruapan) Airport (UPN), also in Mexico, 164 km (102 miles) away.