El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
31.2°C
2.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
3
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
331
272
261
212
212
253
208
175
175
184
303
299
290
252
312
444
444
316
460
565
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
20
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:47AM0.37m
9:59PM0.34m
7:48AM0.39m
8:29PM0.29m
7:08AM0.49m
7:36PM0.27m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.22m
2:06AM0.30m
2:55PM0.19m
00:06AM0.25m
2:27PM0.15m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:51
 mm
1
3
4
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
29
27
25
25
27
32
32
30
29
28
27
26
28
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
34
35
35
34
34
29
27
27
28
34
34
34
34
33
31
30
32
32
32
32
34
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