El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.8°C
1.2° 

El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Faro today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1501
1597
1384
1271
1170
1239
1224
1339
1163
1088
1059
974
857
846
846
915
742
672
573
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
20
ESE
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
0
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:11PM0.45m
9:44AM0.41m
9:26PM0.40m
9:23AM0.44m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.23m
3:36AM0.15m
3:36PM0.20m
3:12AM0.20m
3:56PM0.18m
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6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:04
 mm
1
7
17
12
Temp °C
31
30
29
28
26
25
25
27
32
30
29
29
28
27
28
32
31
30
29
Feels °C
34
35
34
33
30
28
29
29
34
32
32
33
32
30
30
35
33
34
34
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