Farol da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.01° S 38.53° W

Farol da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol da Barra sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.9° 

Farol da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Farol da Barra today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol da Barra at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
295
149
105
99
82
112
112
232
145
147
111
155
117
126
236
195
189
139
135
164
173
246
289
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:58AM2.48m
4:21PM2.45m
4:41AM2.50m
5:01PM2.41m
5:23AM2.47m
5:39PM2.34m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.16m
10:05AM0.09m
10:24PM0.12m
10:47AM0.13m
11:03PM0.13m
11:27AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
20
22
22
23
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
26
25
25
25
23
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