Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1158 | 1208 | 469 | 433 | 1081 | 855 | 484 | 333 | 412 | 343 | 343 | 316 | 279 | 434 | 528 | 703 | 695 | 663 | 595 | 595 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM0.52m | 10:58PM0.42m | 7:50AM0.54m | 7:35AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM-0.04m | 2:16AM0.38m | 3:55PM-0.04m | 4:33PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1158 | 1208 | 424 | 433 | 1081 | 855 | 484 | 333 | 412 | 343 | 343 | 316 | 265 | 226 | 221 | 178 | 143 | 138 | 110 | 127 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 469 | 308 | 2 | 163 | 118 | 239 | 261 | 268 | 217 | 217 | 279 | 434 | 528 | 703 | 695 | 663 | 595 | 595 | 587 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 426 | 14 | 10 | 317 | 161 | 2 | 186 | 119 | 60 | 93 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 26 | 26 |
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