Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 6PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 1278 | 1715 | 2919 | 2777 | 3527 | 3910 | 4190 | 9054 | 6659 | 12435 | 14266 | 8383 | 5277 | 3023 | 1782 | 926 | 734 | 584 | 463 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM0.54m | 8:11PM0.50m | 9:26AM0.49m | 8:31PM0.50m | 9:19AM0.46m | 8:54PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.24m | 2:50AM-0.02m | 2:54PM0.21m | 3:01AM0.05m | 2:59PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 736 | 1278 | 1715 | 1946 | 2777 | 3527 | 3910 | 4190 | 6519 | 6659 | 12435 | 12726 | 8383 | 5277 | 3023 | 1782 | 926 | 734 | 584 | 463 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 719 | 719 | 644 | 560 | 553 | 539 | 512 | 492 | 421 | 360 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 259 | 196 | 160 | 150 | 127 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 317 | 361 | 361 | 313 | 361 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | — | ESE 9 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2919 | — | — | — | — | 9054 | — | 1532 | 14266 | — | — | 464 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 179 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 449 | 221 | 40 | 26 |
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