Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farol da Barra today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Farol da Barra at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Farol da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 81 | 109 | 92 | 76 | 94 | 100 | 85 | 69 | 85 | 132 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.96m | 6:42AM1.89m | 6:52PM1.83m | 7:29AM1.74m | 7:46PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.60m | 12:41PM0.78m | 1:04AM0.75m | 1:30PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 22 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 100 | 85 | 69 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 7 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 84 | 83 | 61 | 104 | 113 | — | — | 81 | 109 | 92 | 76 | 139 | 186 | 161 | 144 | 85 | 132 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 749 | 749 | 815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 822 | 1139 | 749 | 749 | 661 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 749 | 749 | 794 |
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