Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.6°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
202
173
173
151
151
186
186
207
207
207
207
218
223
197
197
197
167
167
167
167
140
144
147
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
15
S
20
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:04PM2.13m
3:26AM2.23m
3:51PM2.08m
4:17AM2.13m
4:40PM2.04m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.09m
8:57PM0.15m
9:27AM0.18m
9:48PM0.20m
10:17AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
<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
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
25
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
25
24
25
23
23
24
24
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