Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
25.9°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
44
43
41
30
31
28
33
47
28
28
33
30
12
13
36
59
77
92
103
121
153
148
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:04AM2.16m
11:19PM2.26m
11:47AM2.18m
00:01AM2.29m
12:29PM2.18m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.04m
5:04PM0.14m
5:29AM0.01m
5:44PM0.12m
6:10AM0.01m
6:24PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
26
23
25
23
24
23
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