Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 899 | 857 | 869 | 869 | 742 | 732 | 834 | 834 | 732 | 722 | 712 | 668 | 659 | 609 | 777 | 897 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:20PM0.41m | 8:27AM0.55m | 7:43PM0.45m | 8:25AM0.52m | 8:10PM0.47m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.01m | 2:24PM0.20m | 1:56AM0.05m | 2:24PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 911 | 899 | 857 | 869 | 869 | 742 | 732 | 834 | 834 | 732 | 722 | 712 | 668 | 659 | 553 | 586 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 69 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 27 | 432 | 590 | 432 | 428 | 415 | 609 | 777 | 897 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SE 10 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 107 | 112 | 91 | 148 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 446 | 26 | 26 |
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