Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 841 | 816 | 725 | 680 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 522 | 514 | 514 | 414 | 407 | 303 | 335 | 353 | 827 | 721 | 731 | 752 | 906 | 917 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.08m | 9:55PM1.40m | 10:05AM1.02m | 10:31PM1.42m | 10:44AM0.97m | 11:06PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.31m | 4:28AM0.38m | 3:53PM0.34m | 5:12AM0.38m | 4:23PM0.38m | 5:55AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 501 | 841 | 816 | 725 | 680 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 522 | 514 | 514 | 414 | 407 | 303 | 293 | 293 | 827 | 721 | 731 | 752 | 906 | 917 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WNW 20 | NW 20 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 196 | 38 | 97 | 184 | 148 | 96 | 96 | 37 | 57 | 81 | 154 | 209 | 209 | 200 | 239 | 335 | 353 | 75 | 67 | 102 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 12 | NW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 4 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 147 | 209 | 154 | 154 | 121 | 6 | 113 | 112 | 2 | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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