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Farol surfForecast / Piauí / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 20 Apr 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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farol today?

The current surf forecast for Farol at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.6
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)88888881212888888887777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)907872727272665050504633334845444390795649494144
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
S
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglassglassonononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
3.31
7:15PM
2.94
7:28AM
3.13
8:05PM
2.69
8:20AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.00
1:17AM
0.37
1:55PM
0.21
2:05AM
0.59
2:50PM
0.47
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--5:43-------5:43-------5:43-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:45-------5:45--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----22251611-13452----11-
Temp. °C242424262827272624232324262625242424242528272726
Feels °C (?)272828303231302927262629313028262628272830303130
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