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Farol, Brazil, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Farol in North Bahia is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the north. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. There is a left hand reef break. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rocks, rips ,etc.

This is the surf forecast page for Farol, North Bahia. Use the tab navigation above to view Farol sea temperature, Farol photographs, Farol detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Farol webcams, current wind from North Bahia live weather stations and Farol tide predictions. The Brazil swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Brazil and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Brazil wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Farol. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other North Bahia surf breaks near to Farol to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Use this relief map to navigate to North Bahia surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Farol

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Farol: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Corrente	1 mi
Second closest break	Itapoa	1 mi
Third closest break	Seper	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Stela Maris	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Plator	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Farol:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	1472 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	1949 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2136 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2254 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	2656 mi
Tide stations nearest to Farol:
Closest tide station	Salvador, Brazil	10 mi
Second closest tide station	Aratu, Brazil	15 mi
Third closest tide station	Morro de São Paulo, Brazil	45 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Camamu, Brazil	76 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Aracaju, Brazil	165 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Farol:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	2006 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	2403 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2413 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	2416 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2429 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Farol:
Closest city location	Salvador (Brazil)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Areia Branca (Brazil)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Tubarao (Brazil)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Aratu (Brazil)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Camacari (Brazil)	17 mi

Farol, Brazil, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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