Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 9PM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 390 | 437 | 469 | 459 | 455 | 455 | 546 | 450 | 450 | 436 | 497 | 470 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 621 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27PM0.31m | 8:26AM0.70m | 7:28PM0.35m | 8:48AM0.68m | 7:32PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.15m | 1:12AM-0.01m | 3:02PM0.19m | 1:35AM-0.06m | 3:05PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 487 | 390 | 373 | 362 | 362 | 357 | 269 | 299 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 212 | 470 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 621 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 437 | 469 | 459 | 455 | 455 | 546 | 450 | 450 | 436 | 497 | 209 | 199 | 193 | 190 | 169 | 167 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 365 | 361 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 70 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 470 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 74 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 768 | 442 | 99 |
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