Farol da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.01° S 38.53° W

Farol da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol da Barra sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol da Barra at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
96
79
58
55
53
51
49
85
83
85
61
46
47
62
62
66
91
100
92
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:39PM1.87m
00:57AM2.01m
1:17PM2.03m
1:35AM2.20m
1:51PM2.17m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.66m
7:04AM0.55m
7:16PM0.48m
7:40AM0.40m
7:51PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
25
26
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
25
26
27
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