El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is

30.8° C

El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Faro today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Evening (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1214	1081	1067	978	826	794	784	773	665	665	656	656	665	674	683	815	815	736	522	515	610	726	806	806
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	NNE	N	N	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	N	NE	E	SE	S	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross
High Tide	6:05PM0.42m					9:35AM0.53m			6:33PM0.46m					10:00AM0.58m			7:06PM0.49m					10:30AM0.60m
Low Tide			1:48AM-0.05m				2:40PM0.39m				2:13AM-0.13m					3:04PM0.40m			2:45AM-0.19m					3:30PM0.41m


	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	29	27	26	26	28	32	32	31	29	28	27	27	29	31	31	31	29	28	27	27	29	30	31	30
Feels °C	33	30	28	28	30	35	32	34	33	32	31	31	33	34	32	33	33	33	32	32	34	35	34	35
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	1214	1081	1067	978	826	794	784	773	665	665	656	656	665	674	683	815	815	736	522	515	610	726	806	806
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 6	W 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	43	43	41	40	38	39	49	69	73	70	44	78	78	77	75	69	21	42	47	39	29	75	72	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 21	S 21	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	SSW 20	WSW 4	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 18	SSE 10	SSE 10	W 5	SW 22	W 5
kJ	20	20	17	17	17	33	33	9	9	8	9	6	5	5	75	5	71	75	225	74	74	20	18	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	W 4	—	WNW 4	W 4	—	—	W 4	—	W 5	W 5	W 5	—	—	—	W 5	W 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	—	14	13	—	—	7	—	36	52	59	—	—	—	19	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	Swimming Pools Nayarit	Quimixto Jalisco	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	Costa Banderas Nayarit	Costa Banderas Nayarit	Quimixto Jalisco	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	The Ranch Guerrero	El Anclote Nayarit	The Ranch Guerrero
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	26	26	26	26	26	26	470	449	26	26	26	26	26	471	471	449	26	26	26	26	26	26	478	26
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3					3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	El 29 A Dimas Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Marmols Left Point Sinaloa	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Patole Sinaloa	Patole Sinaloa	Patole Sinaloa	Punta Conejo Baja Sur	Punta Chipehua Oaxaca	Zicatela Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Patole Sinaloa	Patole Sinaloa	Patole Sinaloa	Backwash Baja Sur	Backwash Baja Sur	Punta Guetaguichi Oaxaca
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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