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Lat Long: 17.92° N 102.12° W

El Faro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
30.7°C
1.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Faro at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
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4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
13
4
S
12
4
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6743
4758
3716
2251
3379
2974
1906
1359
894
687
428
416
465
458
342
380
661
532
517
501
494
728
694
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:19AM0.46m
8:54PM0.49m
9:06AM0.45m
9:19PM0.46m
8:51AM0.46m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.05m
2:59PM0.17m
3:07AM0.12m
3:08PM0.12m
3:04AM0.19m
3:23PM0.09m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:40
 mm
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
30
30
29
28
28
26
26
27
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
27
27
28
30
31
32
31
31
30
29
31
33
33
33
33
33
30
30
31
34
33
33
33
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