Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
1.1
E
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
1.1
E
6
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
1.1
E
6
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
85
91
94
14
14
13
94
11
11
6
6
104
13
11
14
14
39
104
56
48
47
46
42
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:26AM1.85m
6:45PM1.91m
7:30AM1.85m
7:50PM1.94m
8:33AM1.90m
8:52PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.34m
12:24PM0.51m
1:04AM0.37m
1:31PM0.51m
2:10AM0.35m
2:35PM0.46m
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Temp °C
25
24
23
25
26
27
25
25
25
25
24
27
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
28
28
27
24
24
24
27
26
29
26
25
23
26
26
27
25
28
27
25
25
27
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