Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 993 | 967 | 795 | 773 | 763 | 763 | 915 | 2686 | 2362 | 1363 | 876 | 943 | 1367 | 659 | 730 | 878 | 988 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30PM0.47m | 9:22AM0.46m | 10:14PM0.43m | 8:52AM0.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.15m | 3:44PM0.11m | 3:38AM0.27m | 3:47PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 676 | 598 | 516 | 655 | 541 | 338 | 398 | 2686 | 2362 | 1363 | 876 | 602 | 502 | 476 | 730 | 878 | 988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 993 | 967 | 795 | 773 | 763 | 763 | 915 | 497 | 651 | 589 | 759 | 943 | 1367 | 659 | 691 | 798 | 788 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 156 | 163 | 154 | 716 | 716 | 80 | 385 | 17 | 174 | 768 | 476 | 94 | 71 | 299 | 336 | 331 | 249 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 277 | 306 | 226 | 167 | 128 | 133 | 75 | 116 | 93 | 111 | 161 | 138 | 118 | 85 | 111 | 158 | 137 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 384 | 221 | 315 | 40 |
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