Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 353 | 827 | 663 | 672 | 752 | 906 | 382 | 427 | 917 | 917 | 976 | 952 | 868 | 844 | 833 | 821 | 810 | 787 | 765 | 588 | 511 | 511 | 518 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:44AM0.97m | 11:06PM1.42m | 11:23AM0.91m | 11:42PM1.39m | 12:03PM0.86m | 00:19AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.38m | 5:55AM0.40m | 4:53PM0.42m | 6:39AM0.43m | 5:24PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 14 |
| kJ | 293 | 827 | 663 | 672 | 752 | 906 | 382 | 341 | 917 | 917 | 976 | 952 | 868 | 844 | 833 | 821 | 810 | 787 | 765 | 588 | 511 | 511 | 518 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 353 | 75 | 67 | 102 | 127 | 127 | 314 | 427 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 98 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 13 | SW 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 23 | NW 22 | NW 22 | NW 21 | NW 21 | NW 21 | NW 21 | NW 20 | WNW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 121 | 6 | 113 | 112 | 7 | 4 | 127 | 127 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 37 | 96 | 96 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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