Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 600 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 503 | 443 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM0.57m | 7:28PM0.35m | 8:27AM0.64m | 7:42PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.68m | 7:53PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.11m | 2:34PM0.18m | 1:23AM0.04m | 2:59PM0.17m | 1:45AM-0.03m | 3:21PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 332 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 600 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 503 | 443 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 132 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 288 | 83 | 44 | 30 | 75 | 45 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 7 | 25 | 103 | 219 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 11 | W 10 | ESE 9 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 33 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 31 | 80 | 12 | 94 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | — | — | 194 | — | 7 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 449 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 46 | 26 | 124 | 66 | 26 |
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