Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.6
ENE
6
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
306
205
457
448
432
400
394
333
279
230
220
175
171
136
136
136
160
78
56
24
63
73
45
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:28AM0.52m
3:37PM0.52m
5:20AM0.45m
11:49AM0.49m
3:42PM0.48m
11:26PM0.25m
11:58AM0.54m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.39m
9:19PM0.19m
7:56AM0.41m
2:07PM0.47m
9:35PM0.24m
1:28AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
2
7
7
14
10
12
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
15
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
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