Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1.1
E
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
68
54
58
49
40
39
94
41
26
40
39
62
62
64
64
64
79
81
69
71
71
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:31AM1.99m
9:48PM2.12m
10:22AM2.10m
10:39PM2.24m
11:10AM2.20m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.28m
3:31PM0.37m
4:02AM0.19m
4:20PM0.27m
4:48AM0.09m
5:05PM0.17m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
29
27
26
26
26
25
27
27
28
26
26
27
28
28
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
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