Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
12 PM
3 PM
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
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
171
161
188
197
183
170
165
155
143
140
134
131
131
124
109
112
106
120
104
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:52PM2.08m
9:19AM2.16m
9:41PM2.15m
10:10AM2.21m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.29m
2:49AM0.23m
3:17PM0.22m
3:40AM0.11m
4:04PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
25
26
25
25
26
25
27
26
24
23
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
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