Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
E
7
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
113
113
110
133
131
102
68
205
184
184
140
135
94
71
71
67
64
55
68
60
87
Wind (km/h)
5
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:46AM1.99m
4:59PM1.99m
5:49AM1.89m
6:04PM1.95m
6:59AM1.85m
7:15PM1.96m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.40m
11:03PM0.25m
11:29AM0.51m
00:11AM0.31m
12:38PM0.55m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:32
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1
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Temp °C
25
24
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
23
25
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
29
25
27
28
26
29
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
24
26
26
26
29
28
26
26
26
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