Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
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)
1
1
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
E
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
497
522
522
589
639
569
625
565
561
485
415
408
353
339
370
363
307
301
240
225
202
176
197
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:12PM2.22m
00:27AM2.35m
12:55PM2.24m
1:10AM2.37m
1:38PM2.24m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.03m
6:05PM0.12m
6:32AM0.00m
6:46PM0.10m
7:13AM0.01m
7:27PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
23
25
27
26
25
24
24
22
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
24
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