Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
6
0.6
S
11
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
76
77
77
79
77
94
94
110
152
107
110
111
143
85
130
135
161
171
181
187
50
33
32
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:35PM2.33m
00:51AM2.42m
1:15PM2.33m
1:33AM2.40m
1:54PM2.30m
Low Tide
6:11AM-0.04m
6:27PM0.03m
6:50AM-0.05m
7:06PM-0.00m
7:29AM-0.02m
7:47PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
25
25
25
24
23
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
25
23
23
24
24
24
28
26
24
24
25
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