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El Faro surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 CST
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Today's El Faro sea temperature is
26.5° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413191818181716161616161515151515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)514645736662103119107203146144212199193191188188186183180158145139
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
1.14
7:40AM
1.41
9:46PM
1.17
8:13AM
1.48
10:07PM
1.19
8:45AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.87
2:58PM
0.11
2:26AM
0.82
3:24PM
0.06
2:53AM
0.77
3:50PM
0.05
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:41-------7:41-------7:41---
Sunset-------6:42-------6:43-------6:43
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242324242324252524242323232424252423242323242525
Feels °C (?)262526252425262625252424232323252423252424252526
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