Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6743 | 4758 | 3716 | 2251 | 3379 | 2974 | 1906 | 1359 | 894 | 687 | 428 | 416 | 465 | 458 | 342 | 380 | 661 | 532 | 517 | 501 | 494 | 728 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:19AM0.46m | 8:54PM0.49m | 9:06AM0.45m | 9:19PM0.46m | 8:51AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.05m | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.12m | 3:08PM0.12m | 3:04AM0.19m | 3:23PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6743 | 4758 | 3716 | 2251 | 3379 | 2974 | 1906 | 1359 | 894 | 687 | 349 | 242 | 465 | 458 | 302 | 380 | 661 | 363 | 517 | 370 | 454 | 728 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 15 | 15 | 100 | 317 | 428 | 416 | 217 | 214 | 342 | 342 | 387 | 532 | 363 | 501 | 494 | 494 | 424 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 228 | 83 | 57 | 57 | 66 | 47 | 48 | 295 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 63 | 75 | 78 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 949 | 881 | 989 | 589 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 315 | 442 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 475 | 155 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 265 | 442 | 41 | 26 |
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