Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1138 | 1058 | 961 | 1011 | 501 | 471 | 347 | 341 | 287 | 251 | 273 | 264 | 219 | 154 | 181 | 263 | 349 | 449 | 600 | 522 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:21PM0.93m | 8:44AM1.52m | 9:10PM0.99m | 9:30AM1.51m | 9:57PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.29m | 1:57AM0.28m | 3:31PM0.25m | 2:51AM0.26m | 4:12PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 1138 | 1058 | 961 | 1011 | 501 | 471 | 347 | 341 | 287 | 112 | 273 | 264 | 219 | 84 | 82 | 263 | 189 | 175 | 600 | 522 | 504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 182 | 147 | 138 | 122 | 125 | 251 | 91 | 70 | 82 | 154 | 151 | 241 | 349 | 449 | 151 | 117 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 15 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 23 | 43 | 67 | 100 | 133 | 181 | 241 | 72 | 68 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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