Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 26 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 263 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 371 | 964 | 964 | 563 | 368 | 503 | 1338 | 2092 | 2092 | 1512 | 943 | 993 | 1267 | 1845 | 2044 | 2044 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:51AM0.65m | 8:18PM0.39m | 10:25AM0.65m | 8:24PM0.40m | 10:59AM0.63m | 8:22PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.26m | 2:58AM-0.10m | 4:32PM0.30m | 3:21AM-0.12m | 4:52PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 102 | 140 | 65 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 964 | 964 | 563 | 103 | 503 | 1338 | 2092 | 2092 | 1512 | 943 | 246 | 367 | 1845 | 2044 | 2044 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 24 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 138 | 66 | 138 | 64 | 57 | 371 | 170 | 134 | 132 | 368 | 72 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 68 | 113 | 993 | 1267 | 367 | 455 | 585 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 26 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 66 | 263 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 57 | 55 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 47 | 96 | 69 | 25 | 76 | 33 | 75 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 471 | 475 | 449 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 449 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 384 | 449 | 475 | 40 |
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