Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
97
97
124
177
229
235
188
192
161
165
186
311
278
332
377
335
335
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:26PM2.01m
4:50AM2.10m
5:23PM1.97m
5:51AM2.05m
6:21PM1.96m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.34m
10:47AM0.33m
11:10PM0.37m
11:46AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
26
25
25
25
24
25
27
25
24
24
25
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