Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 261 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 264 | 430 | 392 | 209 | 282 | 290 | 378 | 290 | 357 | 286 | 290 | 323 | 352 | 347 | 327 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM0.68m | 8:00PM0.40m | 9:48AM0.66m | 8:06PM0.43m | 10:12AM0.62m | 8:12PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.24m | 2:31AM-0.11m | 3:46PM0.28m | 2:53AM-0.13m | 3:48PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 154 | 145 | 150 | 154 | 159 | 209 | 222 | 209 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 234 | 170 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 229 | 261 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 264 | 430 | 392 | 178 | 282 | 290 | 378 | 290 | 357 | 286 | 290 | 290 | 352 | 347 | 277 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 60 | 121 | 154 | 152 | 3 | 66 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 248 | 272 | 323 | 323 | 258 | 327 | 465 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 124 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 99 | 449 | 186 | 61 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 286 | 204 | 26 |
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