Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 234 | 148 | 137 | 92 | 119 | 90 | 65 | 80 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 53 | 68 | 114 | 103 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 153 | 145 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.24m | 8:39PM0.98m | 8:42AM1.26m | 9:12PM1.05m | 9:16AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.38m | 2:20AM0.44m | 3:16PM0.34m | 3:01AM0.40m | 3:43PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 241 | 234 | 148 | 137 | 92 | 119 | 90 | 65 | 80 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 103 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 153 | 145 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 125 | 142 | 103 | 92 | 90 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 68 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 31 | 21 | 138 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 15 | W 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 52 | 46 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 59 | 84 | 83 | 20 | 19 |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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