Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
113
95
68
66
44
41
40
33
25
33
19
19
22
24
24
20
14
15
217
212
270
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:33PM0.65m
1:46AM0.69m
2:45PM0.63m
2:17AM0.70m
3:01PM0.59m
Low Tide
8:30AM-0.06m
8:50PM0.23m
9:06AM-0.03m
9:22PM0.22m
9:45AM0.02m
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
3
Temp °C
18
19
25
26
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
16
17
23
27
16
16
17
17
18
16
19
21
18
18
19
19
17
17
19
18
17
19
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