Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha do Farol today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Prainha do Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 223 | 17 | 323 | 458 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:33PM0.65m | 1:46AM0.69m | 2:45PM0.63m | 2:17AM0.70m | 3:01PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.23m | 9:06AM-0.03m | 9:22PM0.22m | 9:45AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
95 | 634 | 497 | 403 | 343 | 294 | 302 | 284 | 277 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 211 | 181 | 181 | 197 | 223 | 17 | 323 | 354 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 9 | — |
— | 68 | 66 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | E 8 |
560 | 960 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | 458 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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