Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 7AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
966
1072
485
1048
537
551
637
637
540
480
562
479
400
402
363
407
437
699
647
632
635
659
683
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:12AM2.15m
4:57PM1.89m
5:17AM2.09m
6:01PM1.89m
6:24AM2.07m
7:04PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.25m
10:39PM0.42m
11:26AM0.33m
11:47PM0.44m
12:33PM0.35m
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
20
19
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
21
23
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
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