Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.9°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
59
58
68
53
57
57
66
68
88
94
157
225
198
173
149
150
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:44PM1.97m
8:31AM1.96m
8:46PM2.05m
9:30AM2.02m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.27m
2:16PM0.44m
2:52AM0.20m
3:15PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
22
23
25
26
27
28
27
26
25
26
24
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25
25
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