Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.0°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
109
149
124
128
112
132
140
123
100
141
124
128
111
88
93
113
93
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56AM2.23m
3:13PM2.17m
3:41AM2.12m
3:57PM2.09m
Low Tide
8:33PM0.03m
8:55AM0.13m
9:18PM0.09m
9:39AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
24
23
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
26
24
23
23
24
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