Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farol today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Farol at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 101 | 91 | 94 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 50 | 46 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.91m | 7:30AM1.85m | 7:50PM1.94m | 8:33AM1.90m | 8:52PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.37m | 1:31PM0.51m | 2:10AM0.35m | 2:35PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 101 | 91 | 94 | 78 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 115 | 101 | 108 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 54 | 25 | 50 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 88 | 128 | 142 | 127 | 127 | 98 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 155 | 160 | 80 | 114 | 141 | 141 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 821 | 163 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 758 | 758 | 844 | 163 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 758 | 758 | 163 | 670 |
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