Farol surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 17 May 2026 -03
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
NE
12
0.9
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
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
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
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
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)
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.9
ESE
6
Energy 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)
0.7
NNE
10
0.9
NE
12
0.9
NE
12
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
NE
10
Energy 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)
0.5
NE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
Energy 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)
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.3
S
2
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Energy 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
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
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
Header Global
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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