Farol Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, pull up a stool. Rusty here, looking at the next few weeks at our local sandbox.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty average. The wind is a constant headache, and it’s gonna leave the waves all chopped up and messy. We’re looking at a long stretch of nothing special here, starting from the 11th of September and running all the way through. The water temperature is sitting at 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't need a thick suit.

Let's break it down from the start. Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are a write-off. We’ve got a 5ft to 6ft swell from the ENE and NE, but with a short, weak period of just 6 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (197 and 212), but that doesn’t matter when you’ve got a 19 mph wind from the east and northeast. It’s a fresh cross-onshore breeze, making the surf at Farol poor and lumpy. Not worth paddling out for.

This pattern doesn't change much through the following week. Sunday the 13th through Thursday the 17th sees similar conditions: a messy 4ft to 5ft of short-period swell, constantly battered by a 16 mph to 19 mph cross-onshore wind. The wave energy dips into the weak range (90-96) on the 15th and 16th, making it feel even more powerless. It’s all moderate cross-onshore and choppy. Nothing to get excited about.

Moving into the third week, from Friday the 18th through to the end of the forecast on Saturday the 26th, it’s more of the same. The swell direction stays locked in from the ENE and NE, with heights hovering between 4ft and 6ft. The period remains a weak 5 to 6 seconds, so the waves are gonna be soft and crumbling. The wind remains the killer—a persistent 12 mph to 22 mph cross-onshore or directly onshore breeze. The combined energy peaks at 239 on the afternoon of the 26th, but with a 22 mph onshore wind, it’s just going to be a blown-out, bumpy mess. For a wave this size with that much wind, it’s honestly looking more like a kite session than a paddle session.

Honestly, there’s no standout day here. If you absolutely have to get wet, maybe the mornings from the 23rd onward, when the wind is a bit lighter at 12-16 mph, might offer the cleanest of a dirty mess. But don’t expect anything good. It’s a long, poor stretch of surf, and the forecasts need to change a lot before there’s anything worth calling a session.

Rusty.

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