Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 236 | 331 | 389 | 347 | 334 | 322 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 250 | 212 | 270 | 578 | 605 | 605 | 500 | 500 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.00m | 12:05PM1.39m | 00:52AM1.02m | 12:51PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.25m | 5:33AM0.37m | 6:52PM0.27m | 6:31AM0.44m | 7:36PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 236 | 331 | 389 | 347 | 334 | 322 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 250 | 194 | 270 | 578 | 605 | 605 | 500 | 500 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 84 | 69 | 91 | 90 | 119 | 137 | 104 | 167 | 134 | 121 | 142 | 212 | 172 | 131 | 52 | 86 | 151 | 151 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 11 | SW 12 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 118 | 156 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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