Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1902 | 3248 | 5446 | 4148 | 2330 | 1348 | 691 | 798 | 1170 | 1170 | 1155 | 1155 | 1141 | 1112 | 955 | 829 | 766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:14PM0.43m | 8:52AM0.41m | 11:24PM0.38m | 7:14AM0.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.27m | 3:47PM0.11m | 2:26AM0.37m | 3:26PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1902 | 3248 | 5446 | 4148 | 2330 | 659 | 326 | 798 | 1170 | 1170 | 1155 | 1155 | 1141 | 1112 | 955 | 829 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 651 | 768 | 887 | 877 | 798 | 304 | 691 | 202 | 155 | 225 | 134 | 101 | 79 | 47 | 49 | 590 | 766 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 22 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 318 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 87 | 13 | 286 | 205 | 96 | 107 | 82 | 78 | 55 | 346 | 490 | 36 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 193 | 175 | 396 | 157 | 320 | 1348 | 625 | 465 | 343 | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 322 | 315 | 124 | 145 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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