
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha do Farol today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Prainha do Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 134 | 98 | 79 | 135 | 376 | 589 | 518 | 367 | 277 | 276 | 308 | 317 | 302 | 245 | 419 | 468 | 523 | 1048 | 867 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:20AM0.41m | 2:49PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.52m | 10:27AM0.45m | 3:15PM0.52m | 5:11AM0.46m | 10:49AM0.49m | 3:43PM0.49m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.41m | 9:07PM0.13m | 7:42AM0.42m | 11:46AM0.45m | 9:34PM0.18m | 7:26AM0.43m | 1:29PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
140 | 134 | 98 | 79 | 135 | 376 | 589 | 518 | 367 | 277 | 228 | 195 | 205 | 210 | 245 | 266 | 287 | 246 | 207 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 15 | — | S 14 |
11 | 12 | 47 | 58 | 86 | — | — | 293 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 225 | 295 | 293 | 4 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | 84 | 220 | 276 | 308 | 317 | 302 | — | 419 | 468 | 523 | 1048 | 867 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 45 |
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