Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
!
!
!
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
!
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1907
1951
1437
1354
1325
1207
1086
1005
1155
873
908
974
1151
1174
1797
2440
3188
4446
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
8
10
9
8
8
8
10
8
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Prainha do Farol surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest