Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
180
177
141
139
108
106
106
74
74
51
33
33
19
18
22
20
19
8
8
8
7
7
6
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
0
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:43AM0.68m
3:19PM0.53m
3:22AM0.65m
3:40PM0.53m
4:02AM0.59m
4:02PM0.52m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.31m
10:32AM0.13m
10:08PM0.28m
10:57AM0.23m
9:03PM0.24m
11:12AM0.32m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
21
21
20
20
21
20
20
22
24
20
18
19
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
15
14
12
13
13
14
13
14
17
16
17
19
21
19
19
21
26
20
17
19
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