Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.7
SSE
11
2.1
SE
8
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
981
963
649
551
584
573
540
383
467
400
363
338
363
411
388
517
750
704
608
608
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:57PM1.89m
5:17AM2.09m
6:01PM1.89m
6:24AM2.07m
7:04PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.25m
10:39PM0.42m
11:26AM0.33m
11:47PM0.44m
12:33PM0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
22
23
22
23
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