Faja da Areia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.81° N 17.05° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faja da Areia sea temperature is

23.6°C

Faja da Areia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

Table - waves today at Faja da Areia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	NNW 13	WNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNE 7	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	965	644	493	472	421	451	383	473	763	669	734	722	711	563	657	517	365	508	469	399	330	294	429
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide		5:36AM1.74m				6:02PM1.52m				6:25AM1.60m					7:01PM1.39m				7:35AM1.50m				8:32PM1.32m
Low Tide				11:51AM0.58m				11:57PM0.68m				12:46PM0.73m				00:55AM0.80m					2:11PM0.81m


	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	24	23	22	20	19	20	20	21	24	23	22	20	19	20	20	20	21	21	19	18
Feels °C	20	20	23	26	25	24	22	20	21	21	22	25	25	23	21	20	21	21	20	19	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	NNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	NNW 13	WNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	965	644	451	423	410	451	365	473	763	669	734	722	711	563	657	517	365	508	469	399	330	247	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	WNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	WNW 12	NNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	52	373	493	472	421	377	383	359	299	269	260	193	186	140	126	93	152	66	65	65	37	35	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NNW 15	N 18	S 12	S 12	S 11	N 13	N 13	S 11	N 12	WNW 11	S 11	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 13	N 13
kJ	81	55	91	86	79	79	82	146	6	11	11	10	92	92	2	76	93	2	17	17	32	31	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	77	75	73	78	73	82	96	109	98	120	176	227	237	294	429
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	14	14	0	0	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	7	5

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