Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.1°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.9
E
8
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.6
S
14
1
E
8
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
148
132
90
150
153
148
146
113
150
119
116
149
140
334
417
422
513
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:44AM2.31m
1:12PM2.17m
1:27AM2.30m
1:56PM2.14m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.12m
6:51AM0.03m
7:04PM0.14m
7:32AM0.06m
7:46PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
23
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
26
25
26
25
26
25
24
23
24
25
23
26
25
24
25
25
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