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El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 29 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Faro today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
396 | 413 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 413 | 313 | 331 | 299 | 308 | 471 | 792 | 770 | 927 | 881 | 1719 | 1229 | 1488 | 1649 | 1581 | 1321 | 2162 | 2138 | 2113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:04PM0.54m | 3:11PM0.55m | 4:57PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM-0.00m | 4:23AM0.01m | 4:34AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 396 | 413 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 413 | 313 | 331 | 299 | 269 | 265 | 792 | 770 | 927 | 881 | 1719 | 1229 | 1488 | 1649 | 1581 | 1321 | 2162 | 2138 | 2113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 209 | 209 | 124 | 308 | 471 | 261 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 271 | 339 | 334 | 329 | 455 | 600 | 320 | 311 | 302 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 22 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 124 | 32 | 32 | 239 | 181 | 181 | 246 | 154 | 215 | 212 | 28 | 114 | 275 | 279 | 325 | 307 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 471 | 471 | 470 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 478 | 195 | 61 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 189 | 475 | 475 | 124 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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