Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 432 | 318 | 256 | 318 | 522 | 528 | 703 | 695 | 663 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 757 | 757 | 748 | 832 | 711 | 702 | 702 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:50AM0.54m | 7:35AM0.56m | 7:09AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM-0.04m | 4:33PM-0.02m | 5:36PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 512 | 432 | 318 | 256 | 155 | 120 | 124 | 143 | 117 | 114 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 757 | 757 | 748 | 832 | 711 | 702 | 702 | 822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 261 | 214 | 217 | 217 | 318 | 522 | 528 | 703 | 695 | 663 | 92 | 94 | 97 | 117 | 70 | 104 | 132 | 112 | 99 | 99 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 93 | 39 | 18 | 72 | 59 | 54 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 26 | 42 | — | — | 19 | 14 | 13 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 446 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 26 | 26 |
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