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 8 am Tuesday 26 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 28.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farol today?

The current surf forecast for Farol at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (26 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (26 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	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 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26						Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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	12 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	71	93	78	94	99	117	235	211	243	132	156	160	160	289	301	301	266	149	132	136	117	125	223	223
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				12:54PM1.89m				1:23AM1.91m				1:41PM1.91m				2:02AM1.96m				2:23PM1.93m				2:39AM2.00m
Low Tide		6:45AM0.56m				7:09PM0.47m				7:32AM0.48m				7:49PM0.44m				8:13AM0.40m				8:26PM0.41m


	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	26	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	26	27	27	25	25	24	23	24	26	27	27	26	25	24	24
Feels °C	23	27	29	28	27	28	27	27	26	27	27	27	26	26	25	23	25	25	26	26	26	25	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NNE 11	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 11	NNE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	71	18	17	17	16	12	114	106	127	18	17	17	17	160	151	154	149	22	10	11	22	20	125	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 11	N 9	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	18	22	22	22	22	20	32	19	18	8	8	8	7	11	11	11	11	11	11	6	9	6	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	N 10	N 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 17	SE 16	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	SE 15	SE 15	NNE 11	SE 15	SE 15	NE 8	SE 14
kJ	12	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	8	5	5	11	11	19	10	10	19	8	8	11	9	9	2	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	5	93	78	94	99	117	235	211	243	132	156	160	160	289	301	301	266	149	132	136	117	125	223	223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Atins Maranhao	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Farol Rio Grande Do Norte	Itacarezinho Bahia - Sul	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Praia Olho d'Agua Maranhao	Boca da Barra Bahia - Sul	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Ponta do Sauipe Bahia - Norte	Praia do Aventureiro São Paulo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Canto do Leblon Rio de Janeiro	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	6	960	1609	1649	1609	1609	6	6	0	999	1475	1560	1560	1111	977	6	6	698	2116	1649	1649	2044	1961	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Dique de Cabedelo						Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)	Baia Formosa	Praia de Pipa							Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)	Picao (Baia Formosa)							Picao (Baia Formosa)
Rating (10 max)	1						2	2	2							2	2							2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	São Conrado Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	São Conrado Rio de Janeiro	Itaúna Rio de Janeiro	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Forjos Alagoas	Praia da Baleia São Paulo	Matinhos Paraná	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	5	6	7	7	7	9	9	6	7	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	7	6	6	5	5

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