Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.5
S
16
1.4
SE
6
0.6
S
15
1.5
ESE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
ESE
8
0.7
S
14
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
131
152
155
199
322
531
661
613
481
363
294
210
178
139
151
181
361
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:20AM2.35m
1:55PM2.12m
2:07AM2.32m
2:42PM2.07m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.11m
7:27AM-0.05m
7:40PM0.15m
8:14AM0.03m
8:27PM0.20m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
4
4
4
2
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
23
25
23
22
21
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
24
24
24
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