Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
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5
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2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
13
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1155
957
908
980
1130
1288
1797
1941
3267
4577
3552
3283
2209
3663
3376
2846
2455
1971
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:21PM0.37m
1:05PM0.61m
11:44PM0.43m
1:25PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.36m
5:13AM0.16m
6:51PM0.33m
6:03AM0.09m
7:06PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
10
10
8
7
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
10
10
11
12
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