Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 1AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 955 | 829 | 766 | 913 | 864 | 975 | 835 | 1033 | 2171 | 2121 | 1799 | 1734 | 1536 | 1517 | 1517 | 1498 | 1498 | 1415 | 1257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:18AM0.51m | 6:28AM0.59m | 7:59PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.11m | 2:51PM0.10m | 2:36PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 955 | 829 | 711 | 732 | 701 | 701 | 818 | 857 | 2171 | 2121 | 1799 | 1734 | 1536 | 1517 | 1517 | 1498 | 1498 | 1415 | 1257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 282 | 181 | 766 | 913 | 864 | 975 | 835 | 1033 | 57 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 590 | 132 | 151 | 161 | 158 | 115 | 81 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 442 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 82 | 124 | 191 | 26 |
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