Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.37° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
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)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
101
101
101
101
79
79
77
45
45
45
46
48
44
44
39
32
32
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM2.09m
4:21AM2.12m
4:43PM2.02m
5:18AM2.03m
5:40PM1.97m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.20m
10:11AM0.29m
10:36PM0.25m
11:06AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
24
26
26
25
25
25
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24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
23
24
25
25
27
27
26
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26
25
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