Prainha do Farol Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.81° W

Prainha do Farol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha do Farol sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha do Farol at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.9
NE
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
9
24
47
50
145
133
125
73
257
35
34
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02AM0.59m
4:02PM0.52m
4:47AM0.52m
4:23PM0.50m
5:43AM0.45m
12:22PM0.46m
4:34PM0.47m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.32m
9:19PM0.22m
8:53AM0.36m
9:48PM0.23m
8:39AM0.39m
2:11PM0.45m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
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5:53
5:53
5:54
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Temp °C
20
21
22
25
31
24
20
22
20
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
19
20
22
25
30
24
20
23
20
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
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