Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.3° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 4PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
288
1008
718
927
1126
817
631
1072
552
582
574
574
589
604
604
573
547
467
392
427
363
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:56PM1.94m
4:12AM2.15m
4:57PM1.89m
5:17AM2.09m
6:01PM1.89m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.14m
9:38PM0.35m
10:22AM0.25m
10:39PM0.42m
11:26AM0.33m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<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
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
21
20
23
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
24
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