Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
E
7
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
152
162
263
261
312
311
320
302
249
249
249
279
444
464
329
381
318
295
273
178
146
94
94
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
cross
High Tide
8:07AM1.94m
8:25PM2.01m
9:02AM1.98m
9:20PM2.07m
9:54AM2.04m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.29m
2:10PM0.40m
2:42AM0.24m
3:05PM0.34m
3:35AM0.19m
3:55PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
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