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El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
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 Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
837 | 870 | 881 | 870 | 859 | 392 | 382 | 763 | 763 | 656 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 630 | 621 | 561 | 453 | 440 | 440 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 368 | 368 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:03AM0.49m | 7:47PM0.52m | 11:03AM0.49m | 7:53PM0.53m | 12:31PM0.49m | 7:51PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM-0.06m | 2:43PM0.34m | 3:19AM-0.10m | 3:08PM0.41m | 3:55AM-0.12m | 3:25PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | 7:14 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 837 | 870 | 881 | 870 | 859 | 362 | 362 | 763 | 763 | 656 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 630 | 621 | 561 | 453 | 440 | 440 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 368 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 392 | 382 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | S 20 | S 20 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 15 | 87 | 44 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 471 | 475 | 315 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 449 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 976 | 475 | 26 | 26 |
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