Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.8°C
1.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
295
262
218
218
218
200
188
156
156
110
111
120
123
142
207
168
177
169
203
240
289
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM2.04m
10:11PM2.15m
10:42AM2.11m
10:58PM2.24m
11:28AM2.17m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.19m
3:55PM0.28m
4:23AM0.12m
4:41PM0.21m
5:08AM0.07m
5:24PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
22
22
23
24
22
23
24
25
26
27
25
25
26
24
24
24
25
25
26
24
24
22
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