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 pm Saturday 16 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 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 May)	-	-
Afternoon (16 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (16 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 16				Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tue 19
	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	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 12	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	E 7	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	105	178	199	186	208	209	205	243	112	150	173	158	156	150	132	134	92	92	99	108	112	92	92	73
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			3:45PM2.31m				4:03AM2.37m				4:34PM2.28m				4:50AM2.35m				5:25PM2.19m				5:39AM2.29m
Low Tide	9:31AM-0.01m				9:51PM0.08m				10:18AM-0.06m				10:37PM0.13m				11:08AM-0.04m				11:25PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	26
Feels °C	27	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	28	28	27	28	27	26	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NNE 9	NNE 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 7	E 7	NE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	NE 10
kJ	65	96	115	111	108	108	106	103	71	71	131	110	91	92	89	134	92	92	74	62	112	46	50	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11
kJ	79	64	67	81	81	209	205	243	112	110	94	151	151	86	113	5	20	20	92	92	2	92	92	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 12	NNE 12	SE 12	NE 11	NE 11	SE 12	SE 12	E 12	NE 11	NE 11	—	NE 11	NE 11	SE 16
kJ	17	78	78	77	75	6	6	6	6	6	68	15	6	42	33	6	5	3	19	5	—	5	5	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6
kJ	105	178	199	186	208	172	167	188	111	150	173	158	156	150	132	66	52	52	99	108	35	61	69	52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	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	Farol Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	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	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Touros Area Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Farol Rio Grande Do Norte	Saji Rio Grande Do Norte	Icarai Ceará
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	401	401	6	6	6	6	0	6	1560	1560	6	6	6	6	6	976	1560	1560	145	6	6	0	7	509
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte			Picao (Baia Formosa)	Dique de Cabedelo	Touros Area	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa	Baia Formosa			Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo	Pontal (Baia Formosa)				Touros Area	Picao (Baia Formosa)	Touros Area	Baia Formosa	Saji
Rating (10 max)			2	2	2	2	2	3			2	2	2	2	2				1	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Conceicao Fernando De Noronha	Conceicao Fernando De Noronha	Itaúna Rio de Janeiro	Itaúna Rio de Janeiro	Praia Seca Rio de Janeiro	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Figuera Rio de Janeiro	Praia Seca Rio de Janeiro	Grumari Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Itaúna Rio de Janeiro	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Laje do Jacques Santa Catarina - Norte	Parcel Santa Catarina - Norte	Ponta do Cabeco Santa Catarina - Norte	Moco Santa Catarina - Norte	Gravata Santa Catarina - Sul	Parcel Santa Catarina - Norte	Gravata Santa Catarina - Sul	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	4	4	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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