Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 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 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)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. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
1
0
1
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0
0
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3
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3
2
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
286
489
560
953
1494
1593
1455
3140
3420
2621
1897
2018
1972
1650
1585
1650
1343
1343
951
938
900
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:11AM0.46m
10:49AM0.49m
3:43PM0.49m
11:09AM0.53m
4:21PM0.44m
11:29AM0.58m
6:34PM0.40m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.43m
1:29PM0.46m
1:06AM0.21m
3:18PM0.44m
2:38AM0.19m
4:29PM0.39m
8:37PM0.39m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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5:35
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5:33
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6:24
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Temp °C
16
18
20
18
19
18
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
14
13
12
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
15
17
12
13
12
10
9
10
10
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
11
13
13
14
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