Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
25.9° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
101
84
88
78
62
97
70
54
36
38
39
43
43
56
35
36
38
34
33
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:34AM2.09m
9:51PM2.16m
10:21AM2.13m
10:36PM2.21m
11:04AM2.16m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.22m
4:03AM0.08m
4:22PM0.17m
4:47AM0.04m
5:04PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
23
21
22
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
25
24
23
23
25
24
25
23
24
25
25
25
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