El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.7° 

El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Faro today (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
299
353
385
380
395
416
416
416
411
384
513
735
719
915
1351
1320
1417
1286
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:24PM0.50m
12:01PM0.46m
9:40PM0.44m
12:34PM0.39m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.33m
4:40AM-0.05m
4:57PM0.34m
5:02AM0.07m
5:07PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
32
31
29
28
27
26
28
31
32
31
29
28
27
27
29
32
31
31
29
Feels °C
33
34
34
33
32
31
33
36
35
34
33
33
32
32
34
36
32
35
35
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