Farol da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.01° S 38.53° W

Farol da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farol da Barra sea temperature is
26.1°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol da Barra at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
E
8
0.8
S
13
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
269
422
295
280
277
256
242
215
213
201
148
222
160
160
156
152
115
115
111
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:30PM2.27m
3:46AM2.32m
4:02PM2.32m
4:20AM2.38m
4:35PM2.33m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.31m
9:32PM0.30m
9:49AM0.26m
10:04PM0.23m
10:23AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
23
25
25
23
24
24
25
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
25
24
23
22
22
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