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El Faro surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
102 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:42PM1.67m | 10:30AM1.24m | 9:16PM1.66m | 11:20AM1.16m | 9:51PM1.59m | 12:19PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM-0.09m | 3:19PM0.75m | 4:32AM-0.05m | 3:49PM0.81m | 5:19AM0.05m | 4:17PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 102 | 102 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 28 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 505 | 2 |
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