Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 807 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 638 | 538 | 641 | 965 | 1107 | 765 | 735 | 886 | 964 | 1042 | 964 | 954 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25PM0.21m | 7:15AM0.69m | 7:09PM0.23m | 7:38AM0.69m | 7:00PM0.26m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.12m | 2:46PM0.11m | 00:07AM0.06m | 2:50PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 911 | 807 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 638 | 255 | 348 | 655 | 704 | 765 | 735 | 886 | 964 | 1042 | 809 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 108 | 167 | 119 | 110 | 204 | 246 | 538 | 538 | 538 | 413 | 407 | 396 | 750 | 794 | 845 | 964 | 954 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 65 | 71 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 246 | 342 | 432 | 480 | 590 | 318 | 313 | 229 | 222 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 641 | 965 | 1107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 136 | 40 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 66 | 26 | 26 |
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