Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.0°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
11
101
91
94
6
13
11
14
14
38
53
54
48
50
46
42
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45PM1.91m
7:30AM1.85m
7:50PM1.94m
8:33AM1.90m
8:52PM2.02m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.37m
1:31PM0.51m
2:10AM0.35m
2:35PM0.46m
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clear
thunderstorm
clear
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Temp °C
25
26
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27
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Feels °C
24
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