Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 303 | 299 | 290 | 252 | 312 | 444 | 444 | 316 | 460 | 565 | 1116 | 854 | 481 | 663 | 789 | 771 | 717 | 691 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29PM0.29m | 7:08AM0.49m | 7:36PM0.27m | 7:18AM0.58m | 7:26PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.19m | 00:06AM0.25m | 2:27PM0.15m | 00:08AM0.18m | 2:30PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 172 | 134 | 167 | 126 | 60 | 312 | 444 | 444 | 78 | 460 | 565 | 1116 | 854 | 481 | 663 | 789 | 771 | 717 | 691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 59 | 299 | 290 | 252 | 56 | 79 | 78 | 316 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 232 | 178 | 175 | 170 | 157 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 303 | 38 | 48 | 122 | 120 | 71 | 72 | 146 | 223 | 176 | 11 | 216 | 80 | 61 | 62 | 78 | 76 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 267 | 74 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 326 | 54 | 99 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 449 |
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