Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.2° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
SSE
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.9
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
302
252
204
143
118
99
108
471
361
295
290
286
269
253
170
165
350
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM2.32m
2:42PM2.07m
2:57AM2.27m
3:32PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.15m
8:14AM0.03m
8:27PM0.20m
9:04AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
21
22
20
21
21
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
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