El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
789
771
717
691
788
969
957
843
749
584
568
561
561
561
638
638
545
487
390
437
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
W
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:18AM0.58m
7:26PM0.28m
7:39AM0.65m
7:26PM0.29m
8:03AM0.69m
7:27PM0.31m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.13m
00:28AM0.11m
2:41PM0.12m
00:50AM0.04m
2:53PM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:50
6:49
 mm
Temp °C
27
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
28
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
30
29
Feels °C
31
35
32
33
32
32
32
30
33
34
32
33
33
32
32
30
32
35
34
35
35
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