Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 131 | 111 | 113 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 96 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 80 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.20m | 7:39PM1.59m | 9:56AM1.23m | 8:27PM1.62m | 10:31AM1.25m | 9:12PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM-0.01m | 1:52PM0.86m | 3:03AM-0.09m | 2:38PM0.81m | 3:44AM-0.09m | 3:21PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | 7:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 138 | 131 | 111 | 113 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 111 | 111 | 44 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 96 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 51 | 80 | 68 | 67 | 111 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 6 | WNW 4 | SW 19 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 17 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
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