Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 250 | 273 | 204 | 154 | 377 | 213 | 332 | 218 | 324 | 653 | 481 | 584 | 827 | 827 | 813 | 736 | 736 | 736 | 736 | 736 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.27m | 00:10AM1.00m | 12:04PM1.19m | 00:53AM1.03m | 12:42PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.35m | 5:48AM0.48m | 6:41PM0.36m | 6:39AM0.53m | 7:14PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 159 | 250 | 273 | 204 | 152 | 377 | 213 | 332 | 218 | 324 | 653 | 481 | 584 | 827 | 827 | 813 | 736 | 736 | 736 | 736 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 136 | 129 | 105 | 154 | 142 | 116 | 129 | 116 | 125 | 125 | 28 | 79 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 20 | 83 | 111 | 154 | 101 | 114 | 3 | 60 | 113 | 3 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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