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El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CSTForecast 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
30.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
287 | 251 | 303 | 303 | 192 | 258 | 262 | 318 | 258 | 220 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 204 | 208 | 314 | 318 | 326 | 335 | 349 | 358 | 416 | 496 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:04PM0.63m | 6:32PM0.64m | 5:37AM0.28m | 7:01PM0.64m | 6:52AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.02m | 1:47AM0.21m | 11:35AM0.03m | 1:51AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 287 | 192 | 192 | 173 | 192 | 258 | 262 | 318 | 258 | 220 | 169 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 208 | 314 | 318 | 326 | 335 | 349 | 358 | 416 | 496 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 4 | W 4 | S 9 | W 4 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 186 | 188 | 303 | 176 | 176 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 207 | 249 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | W 5 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 251 | 181 | 303 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 77 | 73 | 249 | 249 | 204 | 150 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 35 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 977 | 471 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 475 | 471 | 315 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 1790 | 470 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 |
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