Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.1°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
71
71
74
76
76
25
25
21
42
112
94
97
97
97
112
108
112
112
97
97
100
100
100
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM1.91m
5:43PM1.94m
6:26AM1.85m
6:45PM1.91m
7:30AM1.85m
7:50PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.27m
11:22AM0.45m
11:58PM0.34m
12:24PM0.51m
1:04AM0.37m
1:31PM0.51m
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clear
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Temp °C
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
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26
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
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25
Feels °C
23
24
24
27
26
25
24
24
23
25
25
27
28
26
25
24
25
25
26
28
28
25
24
24
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