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Farol surfForecast / Bahia – Norte / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Farol surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Farol sea temperature is
27.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Farol today?
The current surf forecast for Farol at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 62 | 52 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 91 | 108 | 139 | 145 | 150 | 131 | 154 | 134 | 128 | 124 | 120 | 120 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 32 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:14AM 1.89 | 8:33PM 2.09 | 9:12AM 2.02 | 9:30PM 2.18 | 10:01AM 2.15 | 10:19PM 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02PM 0.47 | 2:43AM 0.28 | 3:05PM 0.33 | 3:36AM 0.17 | 3:57PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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