El Faro (Puerto Villamil) Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.96° S 90.99° W

El Faro (Puerto Villamil) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Faro (Puerto Villamil) sea temperature is
25.5° C
5.0° 

El Faro (Puerto Villamil) 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 Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
273
280
299
299
286
306
306
346
333
341
393
459
520
520
785
620
657
584
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:54PM1.63m
6:12AM1.70m
6:39PM1.51m
6:53AM1.56m
7:28PM1.38m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.33m
12:31PM0.34m
00:40AM0.46m
1:16PM0.44m
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clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
26
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
25
24
25
24
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
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