
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 1AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 179mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
782 | 2024 | 2497 | 2238 | 3555 | 3088 | 2881 | 2245 | 3038 | 3881 | 3618 | 3364 | 2872 | 2632 | 2647 | 2654 | 2602 | 2451 | 2515 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:01AM0.55m | 7:42AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.07m | 4:37PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 44 | 20 | 8 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
204 | 168 | 138 | 130 | 2419 | 2254 | 2042 | 366 | 246 | 34 | 91 | 7 | 2872 | 2632 | 2647 | 2654 | 2602 | 2451 | 2515 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
318 | 360 | 258 | 220 | 220 | 174 | 516 | 88 | 33 | 91 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 427 | 335 | 2 | 209 | 350 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 18 | SSW 17 | SW 18 |
147 | 147 | 147 | 94 | 100 | 252 | 82 | 52 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 177 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 195 | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
782 | 2024 | 2497 | 2238 | 3555 | 3088 | 2881 | 2245 | 3038 | 3881 | 3618 | 3364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 191 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 315 | 446 | 195 | 265 | 26 | 26 | 166 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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