El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 CST
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El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141413131313161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220217217268305301297257250191186180178175175175173138138310309372272217
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
0.49
5:16AM
0.55
5:57AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.02
3:26PM
0.02
3:36PM
0.03
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:10-------6:10-------6:10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262525252628282726252524262828272625242425282827
Feels °C (?)302929293031303130292927303130303029272728313029
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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