Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
332 | 323 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 170 | 180 | 310 | 229 | 261 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 264 | 430 | 392 | 218 | 282 | 295 | 378 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55AM0.68m | 7:53PM0.37m | 9:22AM0.68m | 8:00PM0.40m | 9:48AM0.66m | 8:06PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM-0.03m | 3:21PM0.20m | 2:08AM-0.08m | 3:37PM0.24m | 2:31AM-0.11m | 3:46PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
332 | 323 | 229 | 225 | 99 | 101 | 103 | 136 | 148 | 157 | 160 | 151 | 145 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 430 | 180 | 218 | 255 | 295 | 265 | 254 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
86 | 84 | 80 | 101 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 170 | 180 | 310 | 229 | 261 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 264 | 184 | 392 | 178 | 282 | 286 | 378 | 373 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 121 | 154 | 152 | 3 | 66 | 80 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 134 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 478 | 359 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 136 | 186 | 26 |
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