
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 3PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2283 | 2178 | 2002 | 1977 | 1692 | 1857 | 1834 | 1629 | 1608 | 1441 | 1327 | 1275 | 1177 | 1145 | 899 | 886 | 874 | 763 | 763 | 702 | 692 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:40PM0.47m | 8:11PM0.51m | 1:02PM0.41m | 8:20PM0.51m | 12:36PM0.36m | 8:33PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.44m | 4:29AM-0.03m | 2:45PM0.41m | 4:32AM0.02m | 2:24PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 14 |
2283 | 2178 | 2002 | 1977 | 1692 | 1857 | 1834 | 1629 | 1608 | 1441 | 1327 | 1275 | 1177 | 1145 | 899 | 886 | 874 | 763 | 763 | 702 | 692 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
112 | 218 | 164 | 184 | 155 | 167 | 150 | 228 | 167 | 151 | 149 | 143 | 133 | 98 | 132 | 116 | 110 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 13 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
95 | 48 | 31 | 25 | 85 | 41 | 62 | 62 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 471 | 471 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 145 | 475 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 442 | 475 | 442 | 26 |
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