El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (17 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121217161616161616161615151515151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131129143132129127171171171206201236226223220217217268305301261257250191
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.40
11:32PM
0.48
6:24AM
0.40
3:41AM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.31
3:27PM
0.04
5:03AM
0.40
3:28PM
0.03
3:26PM
0.02
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:10-------6:10--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C262626282827262525242628282726252524262828272625
Feels °C (?)303030323130302929273031303030292927293130303029
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