Farol da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.01° S 38.53° W

Farol da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farol da Barra sea temperature is
26.8°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Farol da Barra at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
E
5
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
83
104
104
107
163
130
130
101
101
81
79
79
83
142
114
45
111
109
89
42
94
66
20
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
15
SSE
25
ESE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:28AM2.50m
4:41PM2.36m
5:06AM2.45m
5:18PM2.29m
5:48AM2.36m
5:59PM2.19m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.10m
10:32AM0.21m
10:44PM0.12m
11:10AM0.28m
11:23PM0.18m
11:51AM0.40m
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
24
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
25
25
25
23
24
24
24
26
25
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
23
22
22
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