Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Faro sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.3° 

El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Faro today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1455
1400
1209
1177
1038
1038
1024
911
911
899
857
869
869
742
732
732
834
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
NW
5
N
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:05PM0.36m
8:24AM0.60m
7:20PM0.41m
8:27AM0.55m
7:43PM0.45m
Low Tide
1:18AM-0.01m
2:30PM0.22m
1:38AM0.01m
2:24PM0.20m
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clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
27
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
32
30
30
31
35
33
33
33
33
30
31
32
34
33
33
32
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