Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 9AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 877 | 847 | 770 | 751 | 742 | 742 | 1094 | 1016 | 881 | 859 | 661 | 627 | 610 | 522 | 598 | 1103 | 1850 | 2225 | 2531 | 2833 | 2522 | 2481 | 3613 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:19AM0.50m | 8:41PM0.47m | 8:12AM0.49m | 9:17PM0.47m | 8:05AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.11m | 2:31PM0.09m | 2:25AM0.18m | 2:44PM0.04m | 2:34AM0.25m | 3:02PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 877 | 847 | 770 | 751 | 742 | 742 | 1094 | 1016 | 881 | 859 | 661 | 627 | 610 | 168 | 598 | 1103 | 1850 | 2225 | 2531 | 2833 | 2522 | 2128 | 2943 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 357 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 265 | 269 | 26 | 31 | 42 | 67 | 108 | 136 | 119 | 522 | 437 | 367 | 214 | 169 | 54 | 17 | 507 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 75 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 107 | 106 | 217 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2481 | 3613 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 156 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 99 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 393 | 54 | 74 | 26 |
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