Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 26 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 288 | 288 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 263 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 371 | 964 | 964 | 563 | 368 | 503 | 1338 | 2092 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:17AM0.61m | 8:04PM0.40m | 9:51AM0.65m | 8:18PM0.39m | 10:25AM0.65m | 8:24PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.23m | 2:34AM-0.07m | 4:03PM0.26m | 2:58AM-0.10m | 4:32PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 36 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 288 | 288 | 288 | 238 | 176 | 158 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 88 | 88 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 964 | 964 | 563 | 103 | 503 | 1338 | 2092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 24 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 108 | 93 | 113 | 158 | 238 | 234 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 140 | 138 | 64 | 62 | 371 | 170 | 134 | 132 | 368 | 72 | 99 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 26 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 66 | 263 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 470 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 124 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 449 |
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