Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.6°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
124
124
124
101
101
101
101
101
79
79
96
114
45
130
59
48
38
90
113
33
19
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM2.09m
4:21AM2.12m
4:43PM2.02m
5:18AM2.03m
5:40PM1.97m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.19m
9:43PM0.20m
10:11AM0.29m
10:36PM0.25m
11:06AM0.39m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
25
23
23
26
25
27
27
26
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
22
21
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