El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
31.0° C
1.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
632
503
443
437
362
357
352
347
332
323
229
225
222
219
215
170
180
310
225
261
211
208
261
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
15
SE
0
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:27AM0.64m
7:42PM0.36m
8:55AM0.68m
7:53PM0.37m
9:22AM0.68m
8:00PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.04m
2:59PM0.17m
1:45AM-0.03m
3:21PM0.20m
2:08AM-0.08m
3:37PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:09
 mm
2
2
1
1
7
1
7
3
Temp °C
27
27
29
32
31
31
29
28
27
27
27
29
30
30
28
28
27
28
26
28
32
31
29
Feels °C
32
32
34
35
33
35
34
33
33
32
30
35
34
33
32
34
32
32
31
32
36
34
33
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