Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 805 | 531 | 465 | 458 | 352 | 342 | 672 | 636 | 615 | 594 | 636 | 835 | 784 | 722 | 734 | 927 | 855 | 736 | 710 | 698 | 710 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:06AM0.45m | 9:19PM0.46m | 8:51AM0.46m | 9:48PM0.41m | 8:36AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.12m | 3:04AM0.19m | 3:23PM0.09m | 2:49AM0.26m | 3:43PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 805 | 531 | 325 | 289 | 245 | 197 | 672 | 636 | 615 | 594 | 636 | 835 | 784 | 722 | 734 | 927 | 855 | 736 | 710 | 698 | 710 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 384 | 416 | 465 | 458 | 352 | 342 | 607 | 540 | 517 | 501 | 494 | 494 | 424 | 382 | 604 | 613 | 494 | 451 | 321 | 376 | 382 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 63 | 67 | 57 | 51 | 45 | 295 | 36 | 47 | 47 | 26 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 439 | 434 | 429 | 338 | 326 | 376 | 381 | 508 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 445 | 471 | 82 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 449 | 442 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 471 | 125 | 26 |
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