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El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 CST
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El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
28.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
0
0
0
4
2
4
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141918181818181716161616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27541641641641141139446042241863275975158954290510647681016836785754811800
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
N
0
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
0.57
6:49PM
0.61
6:54PM
0.65
4:13AM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.04
9:53AM
0.04
3:24AM
0.24
11:16AM
-0.01
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:06-------7:06-------7:06
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1-------------------1
Temp. °C272727262830302927272626293030282726262527292928
Feels °C (?)313232303232313131323130333131293130313031303029
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