Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.0° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
88
89
89
71
69
67
65
65
48
48
129
158
160
165
113
183
200
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
11:53PM2.32m
12:27PM2.22m
00:36AM2.34m
1:10PM2.18m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.10m
5:56AM-0.10m
6:13PM0.09m
6:41AM-0.09m
6:55PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
25
24
25
25
24
25
Feels °C
25
24
25
24
26
26
26
25
25
23
24
22
22
21
24
24
22
23
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