El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
96
96
96
134
134
134
130
130
164
164
121
147
176
212
214
214
338
292
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNE
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:07AM0.52m
5:38PM0.34m
9:05AM0.57m
6:13PM0.39m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.09m
3:41PM0.33m
1:15AM-0.00m
3:03PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
7:20
 mm
2
9
Temp °C
31
30
29
27
27
27
29
31
31
31
29
28
27
27
28
31
31
30
29
Feels °C
33
33
34
31
32
32
33
34
33
34
34
34
32
32
32
33
32
33
33
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