Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 737 | 728 | 823 | 897 | 897 | 1001 | 886 | 820 | 631 | 777 | 777 | 1006 | 1179 | 1194 | 1194 | 1210 | 1194 | 1179 | 939 | 868 | 844 | 844 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 5:21PM0.57m | 6:02PM0.57m | 6:02AM0.27m | 6:39PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.01m | 9:29AM0.09m | 1:39AM0.20m | 11:20AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | 7:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 746 | 737 | 728 | 823 | 897 | 897 | 1001 | 886 | 820 | 631 | 777 | 777 | 1006 | 1179 | 1194 | 1194 | 1210 | 1194 | 1179 | 939 | 868 | 844 | 844 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 135 | 133 | 133 | 257 | 254 | 251 | 294 | 352 | 352 | 347 | 338 | 253 | 368 | 302 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 272 | 263 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 154 | 150 | 200 | 128 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 57 | 58 | 323 | 255 | 211 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 384 | 384 | 306 | 186 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 475 | 475 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 471 | 442 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 124 | 99 | 26 | 26 |
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