Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 7AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1194 | 1194 | 1210 | 1194 | 1179 | 939 | 868 | 844 | 844 | 763 | 763 | 676 | 676 | 719 | 614 | 485 | 363 | 347 | 452 | 508 | 595 | 595 | 1044 | 917 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:02PM0.57m | 6:02AM0.27m | 6:39PM0.56m | 7:30AM0.36m | 7:12PM0.53m | 8:28AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.20m | 11:20AM0.14m | 1:41AM0.13m | 12:47PM0.18m | 2:01AM0.06m | 1:58PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1194 | 1194 | 1210 | 1194 | 1179 | 939 | 868 | 844 | 844 | 763 | 763 | 676 | 676 | 521 | 507 | 485 | 363 | 347 | 342 | 508 | 595 | 595 | 1044 | 917 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 297 | 293 | 289 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 345 | 263 | 243 | 187 | 184 | 547 | 719 | 614 | 455 | 312 | 334 | 452 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 227 | 336 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 384 | 384 | 306 | 186 | 148 | 143 | 323 | 184 | 180 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 123 | 119 | 116 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 26 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 124 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 315 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 449 | 449 | 82 |
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