Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.7° 

Prainha do Farol surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Prainha do Farol today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 1PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Prainha do Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
315
456
953
1602
1640
1317
1207
1182
1182
1041
891
928
890
926
992
1068
1058
1544
2084
2329
3188
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:33PM0.52m
11:19PM0.31m
12:48PM0.57m
11:21PM0.37m
1:05PM0.61m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.31m
3:56AM0.22m
9:13PM0.36m
5:13AM0.16m
6:51PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
18
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
13
8
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
7
10
9
9
7
7
10
8
7
8
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