Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 676 | 676 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 514 | 514 | 606 | 614 | 693 | 381 | 395 | 291 | 332 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 600 | 641 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM0.35m | 6:54PM0.35m | 7:42AM0.47m | 7:11PM0.35m | 8:02AM0.57m | 7:28PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.26m | 00:57AM0.18m | 2:06PM0.21m | 1:04AM0.11m | 2:34PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 676 | 676 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 514 | 514 | 606 | 614 | 693 | 381 | 249 | 261 | 332 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 600 | 641 | 822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | W 4 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 249 | 395 | 291 | 288 | 83 | 83 | 30 | 42 | 92 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | W 4 | SSE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | W 10 | W 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 156 | 471 | 245 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 980 | 449 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 449 | 26 |
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