El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at El Faro today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 5PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
843
749
584
568
568
561
561
638
638
545
487
390
437
469
459
455
455
546
450
450
436
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:39AM0.65m
7:26PM0.29m
8:03AM0.69m
7:27PM0.31m
8:26AM0.70m
7:28PM0.35m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.12m
00:50AM0.04m
2:53PM0.15m
1:12AM-0.01m
3:02PM0.19m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
6:47
 mm
1
1
7
4
2
Temp °C
28
31
31
30
28
27
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
28
28
27
28
29
31
29
28
Feels °C
32
34
33
34
33
32
32
32
34
34
34
34
36
34
34
31
32
33
34
32
33
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