Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 16 | SE 6 | S 15 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 131 | 152 | 155 | 199 | 322 | 531 | 661 | 613 | 481 | 363 | 294 | 210 | 178 | 139 | 151 | 181 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 94 | 34 | 122 | 140 | 149 | 97 | 147 | 188 | 224 | 187 | 92 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 111 | 151 | 133 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 16 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | SE 11 | — | — | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 131 | 5 | 155 | 142 | 52 | 5 | — | — | 53 | 171 | 121 | 121 | 115 | 76 | 92 | 74 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | S 5 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 5 | — | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 75 | 78 | 181 | 173 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 90 | 152 | 19 | 199 | 322 | 531 | 661 | 613 | 481 | 363 | 294 | 210 | 178 | 139 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 844 | 161 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 844 | 844 | 758 | 758 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 778 | 758 | 758 | 199 |
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