Faja Dos Padres 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.65° N 17.02° W

Issued: 12 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faja Dos Padres sea temperature is

24.2° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (21 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 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)	0	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)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 11	WNW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	42	41	41	22	42	58	58	34	38	37	36	50	50	31	33	33	33	32	26	28	28	29	29	28
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	WSW	SE	N	NNW	NE	N	NNE	ENE	E	SW	E	NE	N	NNE	N	NNE	SSE	WSW	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				7:55AM1.64m				8:17PM1.65m				8:55AM1.56m				9:23PM1.52m					10:06AM1.53m
Low Tide		1:39AM0.50m				1:56PM0.62m				2:32AM0.63m				3:04PM0.72m				3:38AM0.71m					4:24PM0.75m


	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	22	23	24	22	21	20	19	20	22	23	24	23	21	20	20	19	21	23	24	23	21
Feels °C	21	20	21	23	25	26	24	23	21	19	22	25	25	27	25	23	22	22	20	23	25	26	26	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	SSW 14	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 12	WNW 8	SSW 12
kJ	24	41	23	22	42	39	25	19	38	37	36	17	28	28	26	27	26	26	24	15	15	29	14	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	WNW 11	SSW 14	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 9	SSW 12	WNW 8
kJ	42	12	41	14	35	58	58	34	34	34	32	50	50	31	27	27	16	16	16	28	28	15	29	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	W 9	WNW 8	SSW 14	S 9	S 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	E 8	S 8	S 8	N 7	N 7	NNE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18
kJ	6	6	14	21	2	2	6	6	1	1	1	15	15	16	33	33	33	32	26	1	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9
kJ	42	42	43	43	45	29	35	34	25	25	23	13	9	13	12	12	12	15	15	70	70	72	82	86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Cabo Girao Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Cabo Girao Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	25 Central Morocco	Ponta Pequena Madeira
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	1
Distance (km)	7	7	2	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	2	7	7	12	22	22	22	22	22	511	727	22
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	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	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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