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El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 13 Feb 2026 CST
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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
27.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131313131212121212141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367367367362362357239222219175175175219219175145999898991011368484
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglasscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
0.48
10:45PM
0.56
8:26AM
0.51
10:56PM
0.51
8:37AM
0.53
10:58PM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
0.34
3:24PM
-0.14
3:48AM
0.35
3:41PM
-0.12
3:39AM
0.34
3:54PM
-0.08
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:15-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:49-------6:49--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232224272726242323222326262624232222232626262425
Feels °C (?)272427292727272626242627262626262524262726272628
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