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Farol surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 16 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
28.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Farol today?
The current surf forecast for Farol at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 18 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 240 | 249 | 116 | 153 | 166 | 172 | 172 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 160 | 148 | 145 | 125 | 137 | 117 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 100 | 115 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:52PM 1.87 | 2:18AM 1.81 | 2:31PM 1.93 | 2:57AM 1.86 | 3:07PM 1.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:39AM 0.54 | 8:07PM 0.45 | 8:19AM 0.49 | 8:46PM 0.37 | 8:56AM 0.44 | 9:23PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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