Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
S
13
1.7
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
421
465
441
336
322
377
304
304
295
229
215
251
452
572
558
579
619
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:26PM1.98m
4:50AM2.12m
5:23PM1.96m
5:50AM2.06m
6:21PM1.97m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.32m
10:54AM0.31m
11:17PM0.35m
11:54AM0.35m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
24
23
24
23
25
25
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
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