Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 299 | 299 | 212 | 209 | 328 | 499 | 443 | 431 | 425 | 538 | 523 | 440 | 362 | 392 | 422 | 547 | 617 | 595 | 962 | 584 | 606 | 898 | 872 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.44m | 7:29PM0.87m | 8:06AM1.52m | 8:27PM0.89m | 8:56AM1.57m | 9:21PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.33m | 2:11PM0.38m | 1:06AM0.30m | 3:04PM0.32m | 2:00AM0.28m | 3:52PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 304 | 299 | 299 | 212 | 209 | 328 | 499 | 443 | 431 | 425 | 538 | 523 | 440 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 617 | 595 | 962 | 584 | 606 | 898 | 872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 77 | 67 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 216 | 392 | 422 | 547 | 332 | 199 | 15 | 328 | 145 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 14 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 14 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 171 | 41 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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