Farol Surf Forecast

/ Rio Grande Do Norte (34 surf breaks) /

Brazil (449 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (6.42° S 34.98° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Farol surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 17 May 2026 -03

Forecast 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 28.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farol today?

The current surf forecast for Farol at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (17 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (17 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

Table - waves today at Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tuesday 19
	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	NNE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	108	209	205	112	125	163	178	173	151	151	113	135	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	73	73	74	59	130
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			4:03AM2.37m				4:34PM2.28m				4:50AM2.35m				5:25PM2.19m				5:39AM2.29m					6:18PM2.07m
Low Tide					10:18AM-0.06m				10:37PM0.13m				11:08AM-0.04m				11:25PM0.22m					12:01PM0.05m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	2	2	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	24	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	27	27	27	26	26	26	24	26	27	27	26	25
Feels °C	28	26	26	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	29	28	28	28	26	27	27	28	28	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6
kJ	108	108	91	89	86	83	97	113	91	88	74	69	92	92	92	52	39	39	30	73	73	74	46	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 9	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	S 16	S 16	NNE 9	NE 10
kJ	81	209	205	71	71	92	92	151	151	151	113	134	20	20	19	92	92	92	92	5	5	5	29	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 11	NE 11	SE 12	E 12	E 11	NE 11	E 11	—	NE 11	SE 16	—	—	SE 16	SE 15
kJ	75	6	6	112	112	67	66	14	6	6	33	5	5	3	3	5	2	—	5	10	—	—	10	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 2	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	125	163	178	173	149	143	98	135	67	53	53	86	89	74	1	35	46	50	59	130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Farol Rio Grande Do Norte	Farol Rio Grande Do Norte	Farol Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Ponta do Farol Maranhao	Ponta do Farol Maranhao	Regencia Espírito Santo	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Touros Area Rio Grande Do Norte	Touros Area Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Vilas Bahia - Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Volta da Jurema Ceará
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	1123	1123	1560	6	6	6	6	1475	1560	1636	145	145	6	6	6	784	1560	1560	491	491
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa				Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)				Touros Area	Touros Area	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)	Baia Formosa	Touros Area
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2				1	1	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Figuera Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Laje do Jacques Santa Catarina - Norte	Moco Santa Catarina - Norte	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Parcel Santa Catarina - Norte	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Parcel Santa Catarina - Norte	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	8	6	4	4	5	7	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4

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