
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6820 | 5262 | 5126 | 13450 | 9693 | 5647 | 3869 | 2451 | 2043 | 1715 | 2116 | 1170 | 799 | 592 | 531 | 452 | 465 | 524 | 683 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:31PM0.50m | 9:19AM0.46m | 8:54PM0.49m | 9:06AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.21m | 3:01AM0.05m | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.12m | 3:08PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
6820 | 5262 | 5126 | 9951 | 9693 | 5647 | 3869 | 2451 | 2043 | 1715 | 2116 | 1170 | 799 | 592 | 531 | 452 | 444 | 524 | 683 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
410 | 410 | 350 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 221 | 187 | 130 | 146 | 104 | 428 | 416 | 416 | 465 | 458 | 342 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | SW 21 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 18 | — | — | 15 | 304 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 64 | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 13450 | 935 | 585 | 516 | 393 | 322 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 54 | 26 | 179 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 449 | 449 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 449 |
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