Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1895 | 1788 | 1710 | 1659 | 1348 | 1243 | 1064 | 961 | 872 | 741 | 593 | 677 | 711 | 1445 | 1501 | 1467 | 1400 | 1271 | 1225 | 1101 | 939 | 903 | 842 | 831 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.03m | 5:39AM1.17m | 5:20PM0.95m | 6:29AM1.24m | 6:21PM0.90m | 7:13AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.60m | 10:50PM0.37m | 11:58AM0.58m | 11:34PM0.38m | 1:05PM0.53m | 00:17AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1895 | 1788 | 1710 | 1659 | 1348 | 1243 | 1064 | 961 | 872 | 741 | 593 | 485 | 476 | 1445 | 1501 | 1467 | 1400 | 1271 | 1225 | 1101 | 939 | 903 | 842 | 831 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 159 | 255 | 444 | 449 | 515 | 677 | 711 | 458 | 361 | 347 | 340 | 340 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 308 | 267 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 216 | 396 | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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