Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 63 | 77 | 70 | 95 | 135 | 137 | 138 | 97 | 94 | 67 | 66 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.12m | 6:45PM1.24m | 9:03AM1.16m | 7:24PM1.34m | 9:10AM1.21m | 7:58PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.33m | 1:42PM0.93m | 2:09AM0.24m | 1:56PM0.84m | 2:30AM0.18m | 2:16PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 81 | 66 | 63 | 41 | 52 | 95 | 135 | 137 | 138 | 97 | 94 | 67 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 80 | 32 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 67 | 81 | 50 | 77 | 70 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 66 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | S 15 | NW 12 | WNW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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