Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
1.5
NE
6
0.5
S
8
0.8
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
34
49
145
133
125
94
69
148
33
85
101
66
192
507
1276
1724
1640
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:23PM0.50m
5:43AM0.45m
12:22PM0.46m
4:34PM0.47m
11:47PM0.26m
12:33PM0.52m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.23m
8:39AM0.39m
2:11PM0.45m
10:17PM0.26m
2:02AM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
24
22
21
17
18
16
16
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
21
21
19
18
17
16
17
22
20
22
16
14
11
11
12
9
6
7
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