Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.2
W
13
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
648
556
566
560
508
483
395
459
466
480
546
636
573
657
561
541
531
531
511
492
395
450
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:35AM0.65m
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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6:35
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1
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1
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2
2
3
1
1
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3
5
2
Temp °C
26
25
26
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
28
28
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
30
28
30
31
32
31
32
31
31
31
32
33
31
32
30
31
29
29
32
32
32
30
31
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