Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 331 | 350 | 305 | 341 | 373 | 799 | 431 | 760 | 689 | 689 | 613 | 594 | 416 | 450 | 232 | 314 | 341 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.13m | 1:03PM1.02m | 1:58AM1.12m | 1:53PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.34m | 7:14AM0.50m | 7:21PM0.40m | 8:24AM0.56m | 8:04PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 304 | 331 | 350 | 305 | 341 | 373 | 799 | 431 | 760 | 689 | 689 | 613 | 594 | 416 | 450 | 200 | 167 | 341 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 244 | 299 | 308 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 80 | 107 | 40 | 34 | 232 | 218 | 215 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 11 | SW 8 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 58 | 21 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 165 | 159 | 118 | 114 | 258 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 9 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 314 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 193 | 2 |
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