Faja Dos Padres 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.65° N 17.02° W

Issued: 12 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faja Dos Padres sea temperature is

24.3° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 3AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 11	WNW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 9	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	50	50	49	19	41	70	70	71	42	41	41	22	42	58	58	34	38	37	36	50	50	32	33	33
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	N	NE	N	SE	NE	NNW	NE	N	NNE	NNE	W	ESE	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NE	NNE	W	SE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				7:04AM1.75m				7:22PM1.82m				7:55AM1.64m				8:17PM1.65m				8:55AM1.56m				9:23PM1.52m
Low Tide	00:52AM0.35m					1:01PM0.49m				1:39AM0.50m				1:56PM0.62m				2:32AM0.63m				3:04PM0.72m


	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:13	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	22	24	25	24	21	20	21	20	22	24	24	23	20	20	19	20	22	23	24	23	21
Feels °C	21	21	21	23	25	27	26	22	21	22	21	23	26	26	25	21	21	20	21	24	25	26	26	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	WNW 11	SSW 14	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	ENE 6	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNE 9
kJ	11	11	11	10	41	70	70	26	24	41	23	22	42	39	24	25	38	37	36	50	28	32	27	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 11	SSW 14	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	WNW 9
kJ	50	50	49	4	10	5	5	71	42	12	41	14	35	58	25	34	34	34	32	17	50	30	33	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 7	S 10	SSW 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	WNW 7	S 9	W 9	WNW 8	SSW 14	S 9	S 9	SSW 13	WNW 8	N 7	E 8	ENE 5	N 7	NE 9	NNE 9	S 8	SSW 13
kJ	8	4	8	19	6	6	6	5	6	6	14	21	2	2	58	6	1	1	5	15	3	8	1	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NNE 3	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	N 3	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	N 7	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 9	NE 5
kJ	26	23	25	23	27	28	33	3	40	42	43	43	45	36	3	35	26	22	22	10	16	16	81	16
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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	1
Distance (km)	0	0	7	7	7	22	22	2	2	7	7	7	2	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	2	7	7
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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	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	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	6

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