Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.7°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
10
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
508
483
395
459
465
477
628
636
679
657
640
535
525
536
476
476
463
384
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:42PM0.29m
7:47AM0.67m
6:21PM0.37m
8:04AM0.68m
6:58PM0.43m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.25m
00:13AM-0.05m
2:13PM0.24m
00:49AM-0.09m
2:14PM0.22m
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6:39
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6:35
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6:34
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1
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
25
25
26
29
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
32
30
29
29
30
33
31
32
32
31
31
29
31
31
30
30
31
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