Surf Forecasts:
Faja da Areia surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, NNE swell with 627 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Faja da Areia this week:
The surf forecast for Faja da Areia over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Faja da Areia in the next 16 days are 2.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 9s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Faja da Areia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Faja da Areia.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a patchy outlook. The first real glimmer of anything half-decent isn’t until Wednesday morning, the 12th of August. Before that, Tuesday the 11th is tiny and ordinary, so don’t bother paddling out until then.
That Wednesday morning window on the 12th is the standout for the whole run. We’ve got clean 3ft swell rolling in from the WNW with a nice 9-second period, and the wind is glassy – dead still out of the NE at just 3 mph. The wave energy is moderate (205), and the conditions should be clean and fun for a beginner-friendly point break. It’s inconsistent here, so don’t expect a packed lineup, but that also means you’ll have more room. The water is sitting at 78°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s more than 4° above average, so it’s a treat for the skin.
The rest of the first week falls apart. Wednesday afternoon gets a cross-on wind, and Thursday and Friday are pretty poor with increasing wind and choppy, short-period junk. Saturday the 15th has a brief moment of offshore wind in the afternoon, but the swell direction is off and the quality is still poor.
Moving into the second week, things get bigger but messier. From Sunday the 16th through Tuesday the 18th, we see swell building from 5ft to 6ft, mostly from the NNE, with periods around 8-9 seconds. The energy climbs into the moderate-to-strong range (over 500 on Monday the 17th), but the wind is a constant cross-on, which messes up the surface. The shape will be lumpy and onshore-affected. After that, it fades and gets smaller again, with poor conditions lingering all the way to the end of the 16-day window on the 26th of August. That last day shows a bump in size to 5ft from the north with a long 10-second period and moderate-to-strong energy (509), but it’s still cross-on and marginal at best.
Overall, Wednesday morning the 12th is your best bet – get it while it’s glassy and clean. The rest is a write-off unless the forecasts change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 73 | 133 | 161 | 158 | 127 | 101 | 64 | 138 | 128 | 156 | 162 | 145 | 142 | 345 | 257 | 319 | 468 | 539 | 567 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:48PM2.20m | 2:18AM2.06m | 2:34PM2.34m | 3:02AM2.13m | 3:17PM2.41m | 3:43AM2.15m | 3:57PM2.40m | 4:22AM2.12m | 4:37PM2.32m | 4:59AM2.05m | 5:15PM2.17m | 5:37AM1.94m | 5:53PM1.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.06m | 8:19AM0.12m | 8:54PM-0.04m | 9:01AM0.05m | 9:35PM-0.08m | 9:41AM0.03m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:20AM0.07m | 10:51PM0.05m | 10:58AM0.16m | 11:27PM0.19m | 11:36AM0.30m | 00:02AM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 7 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 73 | 133 | 161 | 158 | 127 | 101 | 64 | 138 | 70 | 117 | 63 | 59 | 111 | 101 | 70 | 319 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 17 | 50 | 41 | 38 | 33 | 18 | 59 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 142 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 5 | N 6 | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 17 | S 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | 47 | 83 | 128 | 156 | 162 | 145 | — | 345 | 257 | — | 468 | 539 | 567 | 600 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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