Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
416 | 416 | 416 | 411 | 384 | 513 | 735 | 719 | 915 | 1351 | 1320 | 1417 | 1286 | 1255 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 1101 | 1074 | 955 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:01PM0.46m | 9:40PM0.44m | 12:34PM0.39m | 9:16PM0.38m | 7:01PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.34m | 5:02AM0.07m | 5:07PM0.34m | 4:46AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
416 | 416 | 416 | 411 | 380 | 360 | 735 | 719 | 915 | 1351 | 1320 | 1417 | 1286 | 1255 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 1101 | 1074 | 955 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
59 | 190 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 513 | 350 | 355 | 309 | 43 | 79 | 44 | 43 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 68 | 50 | 68 | 53 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
110 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 471 | 442 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 471 | 442 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 471 | 471 | 124 | 26 |
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