El Faro Surf Break

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.24° S 70.15° W

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Faro sea temperature is
17.3° C

Normal for this time of year

El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Faro today (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1142
961
701
701
947
934
1080
1126
1061
946
932
904
904
479
221
174
368
449
358
384
537
634
834
783
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:24PM0.85m
11:27AM1.34m
00:05AM0.86m
12:01PM1.30m
00:49AM0.88m
12:37PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.38m
4:39AM0.46m
6:29PM0.39m
5:18AM0.50m
7:02PM0.39m
6:01AM0.54m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
18
17
17
15
17
19
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1142
961
701
701
947
934
1080
1126
1061
946
932
904
904
479
133
136
136
129
129
173
203
261
268
219
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
24
1
SW
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
60
60
82
82
82
66
26
26
26
22
87
113
215
174
171
281
238
135
537
634
834
783
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
24
0.3
SW
24
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
87
87
221
149
368
449
358
384
121
122
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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3
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3
3
3
3
4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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