El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.8°C
1.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
638
678
538
537
482
475
475
468
468
269
269
241
284
271
314
381
381
386
448
553
754
763
962
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM0.65m
8:02PM0.53m
9:46AM0.61m
8:35PM0.53m
10:07AM0.56m
Low Tide
2:17AM-0.18m
3:02PM0.25m
2:48AM-0.16m
3:22PM0.23m
3:17AM-0.10m
3:44PM0.22m
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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6:57
6:55
6:55
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
Temp °C
27
27
28
31
32
30
28
27
27
26
27
32
31
29
29
28
27
26
26
30
31
29
28
Feels °C
31
31
32
34
34
34
33
31
31
29
30
36
34
33
34
33
32
30
29
33
34
33
32
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