Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 3AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 263 | 330 | 386 | 386 | 381 | 508 | 502 | 515 | 296 | 344 | 340 | 1415 | 1124 | 1235 | 1275 | 1260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM0.21m | 8:27AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.24m | 8:21AM0.60m | 5:56PM0.31m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.14m | 4:31PM0.24m | 00:26AM0.05m | 3:17PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 188 | 263 | 327 | 348 | 369 | 377 | 348 | 282 | 301 | 296 | 235 | 235 | 1415 | 1124 | 1235 | 1275 | 1260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 346 | 257 | 255 | 237 | 278 | 381 | 508 | 254 | 515 | 250 | 344 | 254 | 192 | 158 | 116 | 108 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 246 | 243 | 330 | 386 | 386 | 226 | 230 | 502 | 184 | 295 | 180 | 340 | 10 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 176 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 191 | 475 | 475 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 442 | 471 | 26 | 26 |
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