El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 CST
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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
27.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313131212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18311811611611611411411311110910610610610373725656715656363636
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
SSE
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
onononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
glassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49AM
0.33
9:38PM
0.46
9:07AM
0.25
9:05PM
0.50
6:36AM
0.23
8:41PM
0.56
5:56AM
0.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.22
4:51AM
0.20
1:27PM
0.20
5:15AM
0.23
12:42PM
0.12
4:06AM
0.27
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset---6:51-------6:51-------6:52----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252727262524232324272726252423232428272725232323
Feels °C (?)272726262726242425272728292826252629262928262524
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