Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 12PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 940 | 940 | 929 | 906 | 811 | 801 | 780 | 770 | 760 | 740 | 640 | 631 | 711 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 711 | 1098 | 1193 | 1339 | 1356 | 1517 | 1412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46AM0.61m | 6:42AM0.64m | 6:52AM0.66m | 5:13PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.04m | 10:36PM0.01m | 2:11PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 940 | 940 | 929 | 906 | 811 | 801 | 780 | 770 | 760 | 740 | 640 | 631 | 711 | 614 | 614 | 561 | 476 | 1098 | 1193 | 1339 | 1356 | 1517 | 1412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 80 | 61 | 74 | 76 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 228 | 553 | 727 | 711 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 149 | 183 | 78 | 56 | 74 | 54 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 191 | 449 | 186 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 265 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 26 | 26 |
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