Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farol da Barra today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Farol da Barra at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Farol da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 111 | 89 | 97 | 133 | 110 | 62 | 59 | 151 | 77 | 61 | 74 | 92 | 74 | 77 | 169 | 114 | 93 | 93 | 131 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:42PM2.14m | 5:07AM2.13m | 5:18PM2.07m | 5:44AM2.03m | 5:56PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.39m | 11:08AM0.54m | 11:25PM0.48m | 11:44AM0.62m | 00:04AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 111 | 89 | 97 | 133 | 110 | 62 | 46 | 32 | 48 | 44 | 64 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 24 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 94 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 61 | 52 | 26 | 48 | 31 | 42 | 20 | 62 | 67 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 56 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 20 | 38 | — | 22 | 47 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 151 | 77 | 61 | 74 | 92 | 92 | 77 | 169 | 114 | 93 | 93 | 131 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 809 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 794 | 822 | 749 | 749 | 749 | 661 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 749 | 749 | 815 | 661 | 188 | 0 |
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