Faja Dos Padres 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.65° N 17.02° W

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faja Dos Padres sea temperature is

23.9° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	21s
Evening (17 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	S 21	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	WNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	13	25	12	11	35	16	37	74	74	37	36	12	31	61	61	61	60	30	28	26	50	85	85
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ESE	SSW	W	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	SSE	WNW	SE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:48AM2.05m				5:04PM2.30m				5:32AM1.96m				5:49PM2.18m				6:17AM1.86m				6:34PM2.01m
Low Tide				10:45AM0.13m				11:24PM0.08m				11:28AM0.22m				00:08AM0.21m				12:13PM0.35m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	24	23	23	21	20	20	20	22	23	23	23	21	20	20	20	22	24	24	24	22
Feels °C	25	25	24	26	25	25	23	21	21	21	24	25	25	26	23	22	21	21	24	27	26	27	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	ESE 6	E 6	WNW 8	E 6	WNW 8	SSW 19	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	E 6	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	ENE 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 16
kJ	13	25	12	11	11	18	12	74	12	6	6	9	16	17	26	24	23	22	22	10	21	20	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 13	WNW 8	SSW 19	WNW 8	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 12	WNW 8	SSW 18	WNW 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	WNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 8
kJ	7	8	12	11	17	11	37	12	74	37	13	6	31	27	61	61	60	30	28	22	50	85	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 21	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 19	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 7	SSW 16	E 7	S 10	S 10
kJ	12	9	9	9	35	16	14	14	14	14	36	12	12	61	12	12	11	11	4	26	4	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 6	NE 3	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	NNE 2	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	N 3	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5
kJ	—	2	2	2	19	2	28	27	19	30	28	22	28	1	27	31	19	18	16	1	15	20	19
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	22	511	727	492	492	492	12	0	0	12	511	511	7	2	2	2	2	12	22	22	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1						1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	5	5	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7

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