Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 14 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
269
265
172
165
350
317
232
229
222
198
217
363
421
465
441
336
322
377
304
304
295
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:32PM2.02m
3:51AM2.20m
4:26PM1.98m
4:50AM2.12m
5:23PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.13m
9:19PM0.26m
9:57AM0.23m
10:15PM0.32m
10:54AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
25
25
24
22
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