Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 1AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1126 | 527 | 817 | 920 | 819 | 707 | 514 | 367 | 376 | 381 | 443 | 596 | 560 | 487 | 383 | 350 | 560 | 508 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:33AM0.62m | 7:35AM0.65m | 5:42PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.11m | 11:34PM0.02m | 2:39PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1126 | 527 | 817 | 920 | 819 | 707 | 514 | 273 | 293 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 235 | 230 | 224 | 212 | 207 | 179 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 474 | 380 | 242 | 258 | 297 | 280 | 280 | 327 | 268 | 210 | 177 | 202 | 264 | 389 | 383 | 350 | 284 | 383 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 301 | 365 | 157 | 427 | 195 | 302 | 367 | 376 | 381 | 443 | 596 | 560 | 487 | 220 | 284 | 560 | 508 | 483 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 57 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 191 | 136 | 124 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 449 | 26 | 26 |
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