Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 494 | 433 | 421 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 591 | 480 | 404 | 273 | 269 | 319 | 375 | 370 | 252 | 217 | 293 | 169 | 214 | 264 | 310 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:14PM0.54m | 11:46AM0.58m | 8:45PM0.54m | 12:33PM0.55m | 9:10PM0.51m | 1:32PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM-0.23m | 4:31PM0.43m | 4:34AM-0.19m | 5:10PM0.43m | 5:13AM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 |
mm | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 508 | 494 | 433 | 421 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 320 | 480 | 404 | 273 | 192 | 188 | 168 | 120 | 117 | 84 | 293 | 169 | 38 | 129 | 310 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 61 | 56 | 43 | 20 | 94 | 105 | 119 | 303 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 265 | 261 | 249 | 241 | 217 | 65 | 49 | 101 | 264 | 178 | 310 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 72 | 42 | 95 | 184 | 303 | 54 | 184 | 133 | 81 | 173 | 252 | 319 | 375 | 370 | 252 | 197 | 154 | 106 | 214 | 40 | 39 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 25 | — | 3 | — | — | 157 | 591 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 40 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 239 | 156 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 471 | 442 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 470 | 470 | 442 |
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