Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 2AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 815 | 815 | 636 | 522 | 515 | 706 | 736 | 806 | 806 | 806 | 474 | 585 | 594 | 594 | 602 | 594 | 594 | 508 | 494 | 433 | 415 | 342 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:06PM0.49m | 10:30AM0.60m | 7:40PM0.52m | 11:06AM0.60m | 8:14PM0.54m | 11:46AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.40m | 2:45AM-0.19m | 3:30PM0.41m | 3:19AM-0.22m | 3:59PM0.42m | 3:56AM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 683 | 815 | 815 | 636 | 522 | 515 | 706 | 736 | 806 | 806 | 806 | 474 | 585 | 594 | 594 | 602 | 594 | 594 | 508 | 494 | 433 | 415 | 342 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | W 5 | S 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 69 | 71 | 15 | 225 | 74 | 75 | 98 | 96 | 117 | 117 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 42 | 40 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SE 7 | W 4 | SSE 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 22 | SW 23 | SW 23 | S 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 75 | 2 | 13 | 75 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 132 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 116 | 117 | 117 | 72 | 71 | 95 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | SE 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | W 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 471 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 470 | 478 | 470 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 99 | 478 | 82 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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