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El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico
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El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Faro today?
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 10PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
683 | 674 | 568 | 568 | 561 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 425 | 419 | 402 | 384 | 313 | 313 | 343 | 379 | 674 | 784 | 683 | 840 | 837 | 870 | 881 | 870 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:39PM0.50m | 8:30AM0.44m | 7:39PM0.50m | 9:13AM0.47m | 7:41PM0.51m | 10:03AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.16m | 2:12AM0.08m | 1:53PM0.22m | 2:27AM0.01m | 2:18PM0.28m | 2:50AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
— | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
683 | 674 | 568 | 568 | 561 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 425 | 419 | 402 | 384 | 313 | 313 | 273 | 379 | 674 | 784 | 683 | 840 | 837 | 870 | 881 | 870 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
98 | 127 | 88 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 71 | 66 | 62 | 73 | 246 | 310 | 343 | 108 | 108 | 102 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 20 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | W 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 12 |
20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 176 | 79 | 110 | 110 | 261 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 449 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 61 | 475 | 359 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 |
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