Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
110
111
128
107
126
132
137
124
124
152
50
50
32
31
30
17
17
17
16
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
N
10
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15PM2.33m
1:33AM2.40m
1:54PM2.30m
2:16AM2.34m
2:34PM2.24m
Low Tide
6:50AM-0.05m
7:06PM-0.00m
7:29AM-0.02m
7:47PM-0.01m
8:10AM0.05m
8:29PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
24
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
23
26
27
28
26
26
25
24
24
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
26
24
28
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
31
28
26
24
26
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