Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.6° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
E
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
1.2
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
38
29
27
26
24
41
44
25
33
32
24
24
24
44
38
40
24
71
141
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:13PM2.08m
2:29AM2.21m
3:01PM2.02m
3:19AM2.15m
3:55PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:04PM0.22m
8:35AM0.16m
8:50PM0.30m
9:24AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
25
26
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
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