Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 7PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3007 | 2554 | 3297 | 3553 | 3464 | 2790 | 2388 | 2379 | 2131 | 1690 | 1316 | 586 | 399 | 858 | 424 | 396 | 309 | 397 | 373 | 381 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01AM0.55m | 7:42AM0.59m | 7:33AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.09m | 10:40PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 2042 | 304 | 246 | 91 | 93 | 2790 | 2388 | 2379 | 2131 | 1690 | 1316 | 586 | 399 | 858 | 424 | 388 | 309 | 397 | 373 | 307 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | W 11 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 607 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 302 | 686 | 361 | 427 | 421 | 416 | 427 | 355 | 258 | 311 | 396 | 300 | 313 | 340 | 365 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 246 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 255 | 365 | 157 | 380 | 198 | 302 | 367 | 371 | 381 | 443 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3007 | 2554 | 3297 | 3553 | 3464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 471 | 446 | 268 | 268 | 26 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 74 | 124 | 26 |
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