Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.4°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
146
176
176
89
117
147
215
217
249
255
291
287
215
191
164
136
111
119
276
202
167
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
S
20
S
10
SE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:17PM2.15m
3:50AM2.11m
4:04PM2.07m
4:46AM1.99m
4:59PM1.99m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.15m
9:14PM0.07m
9:37AM0.28m
10:05PM0.16m
10:29AM0.40m
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part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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5:32
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1
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1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
25
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
28
30
28
26
27
26
29
30
27
28
27
28
28
29
28
28
27
29
27
26
27
26
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