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El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 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
28.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141415161616161615151515151414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9796142171226208125220196188272242217214214208200161158156118116116116
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
0
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffcross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.35
8:51AM
0.46
11:39PM
0.35
8:48AM
0.41
11:03PM
0.37
8:06AM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.05
2:57AM
0.34
4:30PM
0.11
3:28AM
0.32
4:01PM
0.16
3:58AM
0.31
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-6:36-------6:36-------6:37------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282726262524252828282625242324282827252423222427
Feels °C (?)303130292927273029313130282627312929282726242729
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