Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
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
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
188
183
174
170
135
131
120
117
112
109
109
130
112
112
134
100
124
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
5
S
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
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
2:49AM0.23m
3:17PM0.22m
3:40AM0.11m
4:04PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
27
25
26
24
25
25
25
24
23
24
25
25
26
27
26
25
24
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