Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.0° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1.8
SE
6
2.2
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
304
304
295
229
282
255
529
664
573
539
559
537
565
277
504
504
470
437
445
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:23PM1.96m
5:50AM2.06m
6:21PM1.97m
6:52AM2.03m
7:18PM2.01m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.31m
11:17PM0.35m
11:54AM0.35m
00:22AM0.34m
12:56PM0.36m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
22
23
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