Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.0°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Farol today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
113
116
142
146
152
152
152
156
191
196
201
206
213
219
223
195
195
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:36PM2.26m
11:11AM2.17m
11:24PM2.35m
11:55AM2.24m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.26m
4:39AM0.03m
4:56PM0.16m
5:26AM-0.03m
5:41PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
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25
25
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25
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
23
24
24
25
26
27
25
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24
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25
24
25
25
24
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