Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.1°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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
122
110
123
116
93
88
103
106
127
120
117
120
127
212
270
173
169
169
169
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:33PM2.05m
3:54AM2.16m
4:26PM2.01m
4:50AM2.10m
5:23PM1.97m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.18m
9:19PM0.29m
9:52AM0.26m
10:11PM0.34m
10:47AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
23
22
23
24
24
25
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
23
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