Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 11PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 460 | 565 | 1116 | 745 | 481 | 663 | 789 | 771 | 717 | 691 | 788 | 969 | 957 | 843 | 749 | 584 | 568 | 568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM0.27m | 7:18AM0.58m | 7:26PM0.28m | 7:39AM0.65m | 7:26PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.15m | 00:08AM0.18m | 2:30PM0.13m | 00:28AM0.11m | 2:41PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 316 | 460 | 565 | 1116 | 745 | 481 | 663 | 789 | 771 | 717 | 691 | 788 | 969 | 957 | 843 | 749 | 584 | 568 | 568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 232 | 178 | 151 | 170 | 76 | 99 | 118 | 122 | 119 | 96 | 99 | 119 | 122 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 4 |
| kJ | 146 | 223 | 176 | 11 | 216 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 76 | 136 | 154 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 64 | 30 | 58 | 41 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 136 | 186 | 186 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 470 | 478 | 470 | 26 |
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