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 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 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am 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)	7s
Evening (26 May)	4ft (1.2m)	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 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 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 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	189	99	71	84	78	97	125	143	254	254	268	136	160	164	172	167	301	289	297	160	160	143	117	210
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide						12:54PM1.89m				1:23AM1.91m				1:41PM1.91m				2:02AM1.96m				2:23PM1.93m
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	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	23	26	28	27	26	26	25	24	24	26	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	26	27	27	26	25
Feels °C	25	23	24	27	28	28	27	28	27	26	26	27	27	26	27	26	26	24	23	25	25	26	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 8	NNE 11	ESE 8
kJ	101	99	71	18	17	17	16	12	132	128	132	18	17	18	17	11	163	156	160	22	22	10	22	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 11	NE 8	NNE 10
kJ	18	18	18	11	22	22	20	20	32	19	18	8	8	8	10	19	11	11	11	11	9	11	9	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	N 10	N 10	SE 11	SE 18	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	SE 15	SE 15	N 16	SE 15	NNE 8
kJ	12	12	12	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	8	5	12	11	11	10	10	20	19	8	8	5	9	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	S 4	S 3	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 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8
kJ	189	15	5	84	78	97	125	143	254	254	268	136	160	164	172	167	301	289	297	160	160	143	117	210
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Back Door Bahia - Sul	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Farol Rio Grande Do Norte	Farol Rio Grande Do Norte	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	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	Pico da Barra Alagoas	Praia do Aventureiro São Paulo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	6	6	6	1609	1609	1649	1609	1045	6	0	0	976	1475	1560	1560	1560	6	6	6	370	2116	1649	1649	1961
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)	Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo						Praia de Pipa	Baia Formosa	Baia Formosa						Picao (Baia Formosa)	Picao (Baia Formosa)	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2						2	2	2						2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Praia de Tucuns Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	São Conrado Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Forjos Alagoas	Praia da Baleia São Paulo	Pontal do Coruripe Alagoas	Praia do Aventureiro São Paulo	Ponta Do Rapa Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	1	2	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fare Left French Polynesia	Kreefte Reef South Africa	Hell South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Hell South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	5	6	7	6	7	7	9	6	9	6	9	9	9	8	7	9	7	7	6

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