Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 367 | 302 | 299 | 295 | 196 | 183 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 209 | 207 | 273 | 316 | 251 | 587 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43AM0.50m | 8:30PM0.51m | 10:43AM0.44m | 8:42PM0.51m | 10:30AM0.41m | 8:56PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.33m | 3:42AM-0.04m | 3:20PM0.31m | 3:49AM0.02m | 3:16PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 367 | 302 | 299 | 295 | 196 | 183 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 209 | 206 | 251 | 248 | 251 | 587 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 68 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 207 | 273 | 316 | 209 | 39 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 11 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 47 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 126 | 155 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 56 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 99 | 74 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 471 | 82 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 82 |
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