El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.6° 

El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Faro today (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 22s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 12AM is: 1.5m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)22s
Evening (25 Jul)5ft (1.5m)21s

Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
22
1.2
SW
21
1.5
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
21
1.3
SSW
21
1
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.3
SSW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
1338
2092
2092
1512
943
993
1267
1845
2044
2044
1845
1503
1411
1553
1518
1415
1415
1518
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:24PM0.40m
10:59AM0.63m
8:22PM0.42m
11:34AM0.59m
8:14PM0.45m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.30m
3:21AM-0.12m
4:52PM0.36m
3:43AM-0.12m
4:58PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:23
 mm
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
31
30
29
28
27
26
28
31
30
30
28
27
26
25
27
30
29
29
28
Feels °C
33
33
33
31
31
30
32
33
31
32
33
32
30
28
30
33
31
33
33
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