El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CST
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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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 9AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
0
0
3
2
4
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)181818171616161616161515151414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63275975158954290510297681096836785784773800734622605588453434427355350350
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
0
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.65
4:13AM
0.24
7:12PM
0.67
5:55AM
0.31
7:35PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
0.04
3:24AM
0.24
11:16AM
-0.01
2:08AM
0.23
12:10PM
-0.04
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:06-------7:06--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262628293028272626252729292827272626272828272626
Feels °C (?)303032303129313031293231292930302829302928262828
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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