Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 9AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 395 | 582 | 622 | 566 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 627 | 715 | 596 | 468 | 530 | 522 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 501 | 494 | 467 | 440 | 362 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:16AM0.61m | 6:48PM0.44m | 9:35AM0.63m | 7:22PM0.50m | 10:00AM0.63m | 7:56PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM-0.09m | 2:56PM0.35m | 2:03AM-0.16m | 3:04PM0.35m | 2:35AM-0.21m | 3:20PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 238 | 230 | 582 | 622 | 566 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 627 | 715 | 596 | 468 | 530 | 522 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 501 | 494 | 467 | 440 | 362 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 395 | 181 | 146 | 116 | 114 | 157 | 155 | 150 | 161 | 158 | 75 | 70 | 88 | 72 | 70 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 276 | 49 | 48 | 67 | 45 | 45 | 114 | 144 | 144 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 42 | 101 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 73 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 124 | 156 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 179 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 471 | 449 | 26 |
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