Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
0.6
S
15
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
E
8
0.7
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.9
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
167
170
163
447
661
613
440
353
245
178
173
149
134
181
361
361
355
350
269
331
170
165
350
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55PM2.12m
2:07AM2.32m
2:42PM2.07m
2:57AM2.27m
3:32PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:27AM-0.05m
7:40PM0.15m
8:14AM0.03m
8:27PM0.20m
9:04AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
24
23
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
25
24
26
25
26
27
27
26
25
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