Farol da Barra surf break

Farol da Barra surfForecast / Bahia – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Farol da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Farol da Barra sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farol da Barra today?

The current surf forecast for Farol da Barra at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.3
SE
8
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
1.1
ESE
8
0.7
S
16
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.6
S
15
1
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
169
140
137
134
219
168
153
155
242
145
125
155
118
288
253
253
292
291
298
298
306
306
291
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:56PM2.05m
6:11AM1.94m
6:34PM1.94m
6:53AM1.85m
7:19PM1.83m
7:46AM1.77m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.52m
00:00AM0.62m
12:14PM0.62m
00:39AM0.71m
12:58PM0.73m
1:26AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:16
3
5
2
2
5
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
7
3
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
S
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
184
169
140
137
134
101
118
57
155
142
145
121
121
118
159
253
253
292
291
34
33
31
306
291
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
S
8
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
S
8
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
66
69
85
51
32
13
74
153
55
138
131
125
82
55
40
66
61
58
34
57
53
50
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
S
12
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
S
12
0.5
SSE
17
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
19
22
110
28
59
27
168
6
144
242
155
69
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.3
SE
8
1
E
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
57
74
93
93
90
219
134
55
54
60
51
288
298
298
306
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
834
834
834
794
149
147
149
794
749
749
834
794
85
85
85
147
749
749
749
749
188
156
489
661
Best forecast wave conditions in Bahia - Norte
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Farol da Barra surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest