Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.9°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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)
1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
331
343
275
313
265
242
281
258
108
88
122
152
150
178
205
183
183
149
163
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:30PM1.97m
7:08AM1.94m
7:28PM1.98m
8:07AM1.94m
8:25PM2.01m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.41m
00:43AM0.31m
1:11PM0.42m
1:44AM0.29m
2:10PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
Feels °C
25
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
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