Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 5PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1068 | 1055 | 1001 | 936 | 746 | 659 | 581 | 565 | 478 | 410 | 398 | 335 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 299 | 674 | 657 | 313 | 648 | 706 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:09PM0.75m | 3:21AM1.15m | 4:43PM0.76m | 4:31AM1.13m | 6:01PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.54m | 7:58PM0.61m | 11:04AM0.53m | 9:17PM0.65m | 12:05PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1068 | 1055 | 1001 | 936 | 746 | 659 | 581 | 565 | 478 | 410 | 398 | 335 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 239 | 674 | 657 | 252 | 648 | 706 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 21 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 71 | 61 | 224 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 299 | 75 | 58 | 313 | 56 | 309 | 455 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 8 | SW 21 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 20 | 224 | 90 | 27 | 26 | 51 | 25 | 50 | 184 | 251 | 219 | 214 | 211 | 80 | 78 | 118 | 58 | 214 | 34 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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