Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.1°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
229
222
168
166
158
122
130
113
113
93
93
96
106
127
124
100
97
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
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-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:01AM2.23m
3:33PM2.05m
3:54AM2.16m
4:26PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.23m
9:02AM0.18m
9:19PM0.29m
9:52AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
24
23
24
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