Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.4°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
181
150
146
176
150
82
66
94
159
191
217
216
216
212
183
159
136
111
85
112
112
218
176
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
15
NE
10
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
S
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:17PM2.15m
3:50AM2.11m
4:04PM2.07m
4:46AM1.99m
4:59PM1.99m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.15m
9:14PM0.07m
9:37AM0.28m
10:05PM0.16m
10:29AM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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5:32
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1
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1
2
1
2
2
1
1
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Temp °C
25
25
25
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
28
30
28
26
28
30
29
30
30
30
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
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