Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
14
14
38
53
54
48
50
46
42
41
62
60
68
54
58
49
40
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
25
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:50PM1.94m
8:33AM1.90m
8:52PM2.02m
9:31AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.35m
2:35PM0.46m
3:09AM0.28m
3:31PM0.37m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
25
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
24
26
28
25
25
28
28
27
25
26
27
24
26
29
27
26
25
25
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