Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1257 | 1241 | 1209 | 962 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 638 | 538 | 538 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:59PM0.21m | 6:50AM0.65m | 7:25PM0.21m | 7:15AM0.69m | 7:09PM0.23m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.18m | 2:38PM0.09m | 11:37PM0.12m | 2:46PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1257 | 1241 | 1209 | 962 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 638 | 538 | 538 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 67 | 86 | 75 | 69 | 56 | 54 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 14 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 43 | 26 | 248 | 342 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 445 | 442 | 99 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 26 | 26 |
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