Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 538 | 520 | 467 | 508 | 485 | 502 | 411 | 340 | 322 | 318 | 918 | 1426 | 1093 | 1782 | 3466 | 3493 | 2584 | 3333 | 2848 | 2860 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36AM0.49m | 10:25PM0.35m | 8:20AM0.52m | 8:01AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.07m | 2:06AM0.30m | 4:07PM0.07m | 4:37PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 628 | 538 | 520 | 467 | 410 | 485 | 502 | 411 | 323 | 257 | 284 | 437 | 750 | 1093 | 1782 | 2241 | 2490 | 366 | 246 | 216 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 563 | 494 | 418 | 376 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 264 | 340 | 322 | 242 | 204 | 208 | 158 | 127 | 141 | 600 | 73 | 52 | 52 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 338 | 326 | 376 | 381 | 508 | 452 | 376 | 302 | 205 | 78 | 318 | 360 | 314 | 220 | 223 | 174 | 104 | 92 | 25 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 918 | 1426 | — | — | 3466 | 3493 | 2584 | 3333 | 2848 | 2860 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 470 | 470 | 106 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 191 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 470 | 268 | 267 |
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