Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
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 Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 326 | 178 | 178 | 174 | 176 | 297 | 341 | 336 | 297 | 236 | 251 | 251 | 532 | 229 | 220 | 171 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 197 | 149 | 180 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:20PM0.91m | 11:37AM1.54m | 00:19AM0.91m | 12:29PM1.46m | 1:22AM0.93m | 1:22PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.27m | 4:45AM0.34m | 6:39PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.40m | 7:31PM0.29m | 6:45AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 159 | 326 | 178 | 178 | 173 | 163 | 297 | 341 | 336 | 297 | 236 | 251 | 251 | 532 | 229 | 220 | 123 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 197 | 43 | 46 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 47 | 155 | 178 | 174 | 176 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 96 | 96 | 12 | 125 | 15 | 171 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 149 | 180 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 20 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 38 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 76 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 12 | 79 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 214 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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