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El Faro surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 CST
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Today's El Faro sea temperature is
27.1° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
SW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414131313131313141512131313161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153151147138125123167165158102101101991011021158687909290102102100
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
1.52
11:15PM
1.24
10:19AM
1.46
11:38PM
1.26
10:54AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
0.70
4:41PM
0.12
4:26AM
0.67
5:06PM
0.20
5:04AM
0.65
5:31PM
0.32
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--7:41-------7:41-------7:39-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424252726262524242325252524232323222425242423
Feels °C (?)262624262725272524242224242625242524222525252525
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