El Faro Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.7°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 9AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
911
911
911
742
742
732
638
638
678
530
622
595
475
475
468
468
461
269
241
284
274
314
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ESE
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:00AM0.66m
7:30PM0.50m
9:22AM0.65m
8:02PM0.53m
9:46AM0.61m
8:35PM0.53m
Low Tide
1:46AM-0.16m
2:45PM0.27m
2:17AM-0.18m
3:02PM0.25m
2:48AM-0.16m
3:22PM0.23m
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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6:58
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
27
26
28
31
30
30
29
28
27
26
27
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
32
31
32
35
33
34
32
31
32
30
31
34
32
34
34
33
31
29
30
36
34
33
33
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