Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
1.1
SW
4
1.2
SW
6
1
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
9
16
34
50
145
133
99
94
102
159
33
33
45
92
56
319
823
2058
2058
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
10
NW
15
SSE
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:47AM0.52m
4:23PM0.50m
5:43AM0.45m
12:22PM0.46m
4:34PM0.47m
11:47PM0.26m
12:33PM0.52m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.36m
9:48PM0.23m
8:39AM0.39m
2:11PM0.45m
10:17PM0.26m
2:02AM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
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1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
21
23
22
20
17
17
16
16
18
17
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15
Feels °C
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
17
16
18
21
19
21
16
16
11
11
13
12
10
8
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