Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
25.9° C
0.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
1
2
2
2
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
240
235
235
197
197
167
163
133
130
127
127
102
102
102
81
81
78
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:25PM2.25m
10:50AM2.22m
11:05PM2.29m
11:31AM2.23m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.12m
4:32AM0.01m
4:50PM0.07m
5:13AM-0.04m
5:29PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
26
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
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