Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.2
E
8
0.7
S
13
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
513
509
482
452
343
338
329
315
229
222
219
166
158
130
123
103
104
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:13AM2.28m
2:43PM2.10m
3:01AM2.23m
3:33PM2.05m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.18m
8:16AM0.12m
8:30PM0.23m
9:02AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
26
24
24
24
26
24
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
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