Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.42° S 34.98° W

Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol at 10AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.4
SE
9
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
225
265
340
434
547
314
499
454
341
335
327
277
277
206
277
270
298
655
259
294
301
270
564
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:48AM2.28m
7:19PM2.03m
7:34AM2.12m
8:04PM1.92m
8:22AM1.94m
8:53PM1.80m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.20m
1:19AM0.39m
1:52PM0.36m
2:08AM0.51m
2:39PM0.52m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
24
23
22
22
23
23
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
24
24
25
25
25
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