El Faro surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 24 Jul 2025 CST
Forecast update in -0hr 55 min 26 s Forecast update imminent
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
86.4°F
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at El Faro today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 11PM is: 3ft 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2ft 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

Updates in -0 hr 55 min 26 s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2
S
2
S
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212122012121220211818181818121219
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)360317317314309299239204284282244246247245234234203246249237240127126236
Wind
(mph)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (ft)
12:30PM
1.84
8:57PM
1.57
1:33PM
1.67
8:30PM
1.51
4:50PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
5:24PM
1.41
5:02AM
-0.33
5:59PM
1.48
5:29AM
-0.03
5:41AM
0.3
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset-7:24-------7:24-------7:23------
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Rain (in)
-------------0.30.20.0-----0.0--
Temp. °F868481797979818484848281797981848684828181798184
Feels °F (?)919188868888909190909190888688919190908890869091

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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at El Faro (calm at Colima 133 miles from El Faro). 3ft 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 2ft 8s swell from the SSE and a 1ft 5s windswell from the W as well as a 1ft 14s groundswell from the WSW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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