El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Sep 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131414141514151514141414141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)559556552561575661701680934763691742771741716701689690675665591597597519
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
0
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassonglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.51
7:45AM
0.58
5:01PM
0.25
7:48AM
0.64
6:02PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.12
3:53PM
0.24
11:55PM
0.02
2:37PM
0.26
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:35-----
Sunset-----6:53-------6:52-------6:52--
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-21---112113-----------
Temp. °C252526272828272626252628282727272726273030292826
Feels °C (?)283030323132303029282931313132313130313333333330
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Michoacan

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at El Faro (calm at Uruapan/Ignacio López Rayón National Airport 163 km from El Faro). 0.8m 11s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.4m 13s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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