Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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0
0
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3
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3
2
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
669
1072
1494
1557
2138
3320
3864
2005
1897
2206
2206
1862
1608
1729
1476
1432
1066
1185
1121
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:49AM0.49m
3:43PM0.49m
11:09AM0.53m
4:21PM0.44m
11:29AM0.58m
6:34PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.46m
1:06AM0.21m
3:18PM0.44m
2:38AM0.19m
4:29PM0.39m
8:37PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
17
18
17
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
14
13
12
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
11
12
13
15
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