Faja Dos Padres 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.65° N 17.02° W

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faja Dos Padres sea temperature is

23.8°C

Faja Dos Padres surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faja Dos Padres today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Faja Dos Padres. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 10	WNW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	NW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	NNW 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	146	71	71	25	19	41	35	49	34	58	58	58	34	33	29	28	0	25	25	25	25	11	11	10
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	11:12PM1.50m				11:23AM1.70m				11:56PM1.65m				12:05PM1.85m				00:34AM1.82m				12:43PM1.99m
Low Tide			5:08AM0.70m				5:46PM0.52m				5:54AM0.56m				6:23PM0.36m				6:33AM0.41m				6:58PM0.21m


	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	19	20	20	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	19	19	21	21	19	18
Feels °C	18	19	18	19	18	20	19	18	18	19	19	20	21	20	20	19	20	19	17	17	19	19	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SSW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	E 6	NW 11	NW 11	NNW 11	NW 11	NNW 13	NW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13
kJ	146	116	116	72	69	68	67	49	34	58	98	84	109	31	126	128	81	96	225	178	151	147	140	140
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	NNE 9	NE 9	NW 10	WNW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 11	SSW 12	NNW 15	E 6	NNW 14	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	23	31	19	25	19	41	35	34	17	58	58	58	34	119	29	45	24	76	25	25	25	11	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NNE 8	NNE 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NNW 12	WNW 9	NNE 7	NNW 13	NNW 13	SSW 13	WNW 11	SSW 12	NNW 14	S 12	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	W 9
kJ	38	71	71	14	13	19	19	9	15	8	4	35	18	33	11	28	81	25	4	10	9	9	9	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	NNE 7	E 6	ENE 6	NE 3	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	65	10	27	30	30	37	33	43	43	45	46	35	29	30	33	34	4	62	109	161	139	121	100	94
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	6	6	7	7	12	6	7	7	6	2	2	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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