Faja da Areia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.81° N 17.05° W

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faja da Areia sea temperature is

24.1°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (08 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	238	226	220	197	192	230	321	438	614	772	754	621	621	666	666	645	645	589	576	512	422	361	306	256
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide		1:01AM1.95m				1:13PM2.17m				1:40AM2.07m				1:52PM2.24m				2:15AM2.14m				2:28PM2.24m
Low Tide				7:03AM0.26m				7:32PM0.08m				7:42AM0.16m				8:06PM0.03m				8:18AM0.10m				8:38PM0.03m


	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	1	—	1	1	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	21	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	20	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	20
Feels °C	19	19	19	21	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	19	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	23	23	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 10	NNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NNW 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNW 11	NNW 13	NNW 10	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	10	10	24	15	14	13	17	25	25	24	67	152	89	85	79	152	116	116	80	77	422	361	306	256
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	N 14	NNW 13	N 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	S 11	NW 11	S 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 9
kJ	3	3	3	3	4	17	10	30	31	2	30	2	59	39	38	2	2	2	2	2	55	49	35	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	W 7	N 14	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 18	—	—	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	1	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	2	—	2	9	2	2	2	6	—	—	4	4	4	4	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	238	226	220	197	192	230	321	438	614	772	754	621	621	666	666	645	645	589	576	512	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	15
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