Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 1PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 635 | 522 | 531 | 531 | 428 | 471 | 486 | 341 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 182 | 242 | 237 | 303 | 414 | 406 | 341 | 328 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.38m | 10:20PM0.92m | 10:28AM1.36m | 10:55PM0.94m | 10:59AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.38m | 4:44PM0.34m | 3:50AM0.39m | 5:14PM0.34m | 4:27AM0.41m | 5:42PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 635 | 522 | 531 | 531 | 428 | 471 | 486 | 341 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 182 | 242 | 237 | 303 | 414 | 406 | 341 | 328 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 16 | SW 5 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 66 | 100 | 99 | 62 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 8 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 51 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 193 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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