Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (05 Nov):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 874 | 862 | 787 | 686 | 656 | 628 | 609 | 473 | 659 | 659 | 669 | 757 | 757 | 455 | 470 | 735 | 695 | 1677 | 952 | 917 | 894 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.07m | 7:01AM1.22m | 7:58PM1.18m | 7:53AM1.18m | 8:40PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.52m | 1:35PM0.31m | 1:58AM0.46m | 2:13PM0.29m | 2:53AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 874 | 862 | 787 | 686 | 656 | 628 | 609 | 473 | 659 | 659 | 669 | 757 | 757 | 455 | 407 | 407 | 421 | 1677 | 952 | 917 | 894 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 94 | 94 | 102 | 90 | 291 | 388 | 470 | 735 | 695 | 21 | 268 | 268 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 25 | 97 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 171 | 169 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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