Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2261 | 2055 | 3525 | 2311 | 2267 | 2574 | 2567 | 1230 | 1245 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1675 | 1493 | 1455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00PM0.26m | 7:59AM0.68m | 6:58PM0.31m | 8:14AM0.64m | 7:05PM0.36m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.02m | 2:49PM0.20m | 00:57AM-0.01m | 2:40PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2261 | 2055 | 2467 | 2311 | 2267 | 2574 | 2567 | 1183 | 652 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1675 | 1493 | 1455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 954 | 943 | 921 | 1020 | 1164 | 1321 | 1094 | 1230 | 1245 | 516 | 301 | 222 | 169 | 165 | 127 | 124 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 13 | SSW 20 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 127 | 276 | 221 | 150 | 94 | 72 | 49 | 37 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3525 | 1108 | 931 | 746 | 564 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 186 | 265 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 179 | 191 | 26 |
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