Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.0°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
137
137
137
137
165
165
161
161
190
161
161
161
161
134
134
134
109
131
131
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:36PM2.28m
00:51AM2.43m
1:15PM2.29m
1:33AM2.40m
1:54PM2.28m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.02m
6:52AM-0.06m
7:07PM-0.01m
7:33AM-0.03m
7:50PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
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