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El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Faro today?
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
203 | 211 | 211 | 216 | 222 | 497 | 334 | 566 | 437 | 838 | 1033 | 383 | 751 | 1309 | 1471 | 1309 | 1056 | 926 | 969 | 1094 | 1094 | 1094 | 957 | 881 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:28AM0.26m | 7:54PM0.57m | 6:47AM0.31m | 7:50PM0.53m | 7:16AM0.36m | 7:44PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.23m | 12:21PM0.08m | 2:39AM0.23m | 12:44PM0.09m | 2:15AM0.21m | 1:07PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | 7:12 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 203 | 192 | 176 | 173 | 222 | 222 | 280 | 566 | 422 | 838 | 1033 | 248 | 751 | 1309 | 1471 | 1309 | 1056 | 926 | 969 | 1094 | 1094 | 1094 | 957 | 881 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 211 | 216 | 142 | 497 | 334 | 209 | 193 | 144 | 109 | 281 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 260 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 219 | 215 | 198 | 146 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | S 16 | W 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 211 | 84 | 83 | 221 | 151 | 123 | 237 | 437 | 149 | 71 | 383 | 109 | 68 | 68 | 102 | 56 | 87 | 58 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 478 | 470 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 475 | 471 | 315 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 26 | 26 |
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