Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 6PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)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 afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.9
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.1
E
9
1.7
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
277
289
352
371
336
293
330
203
364
952
1000
984
1069
834
858
2807
2579
2653
2434
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:27AM0.45m
3:15PM0.52m
5:11AM0.46m
10:49AM0.49m
3:43PM0.49m
11:09AM0.53m
4:21PM0.44m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.45m
9:34PM0.18m
7:26AM0.43m
1:29PM0.46m
1:06AM0.21m
3:18PM0.44m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
10
9
10
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