Farol da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.01° S 38.53° W

Farol da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol da Barra sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.1° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol da Barra at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
92
74
74
59
59
59
45
44
56
86
100
81
66
66
50
50
63
65
51
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SE
20
ENE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ESE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:17PM1.61m
10:26AM1.61m
11:04PM1.66m
11:49AM1.71m
Low Tide
2:50PM1.01m
3:47AM0.95m
4:39PM0.98m
5:24AM0.87m
5:53PM0.84m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
26
24
24
24
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
26
27
24
25
25
25
27
27
25
24
23
26
27
27
29
24
24
26
27
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