Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.2° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
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3
3
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
S
8
1.7
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
518
376
316
260
458
498
415
365
284
258
364
720
885
1536
1697
898
660
636
1267
2276
2465
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:16AM0.52m
10:27AM0.45m
3:15PM0.52m
5:11AM0.46m
10:49AM0.49m
3:43PM0.49m
11:09AM0.53m
4:21PM0.44m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.42m
11:46AM0.45m
9:34PM0.18m
7:26AM0.43m
1:29PM0.46m
1:06AM0.21m
3:18PM0.44m
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1
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Temp °C
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
17
18
17
16
15
14
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
12
13
11
12
11
9
10
13
10
9
9
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