Prainha do Farol Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Prainha do Farol.

The forecast is a long, slow burner with a whole lot of nothing for the first few days. Don’t even bother paddling out from Tuesday the 18th through to Saturday the 22nd. We’re looking at tiny, weak swells and poor surf conditions. The wind is all over the place, and the energy is just pathetic – barely a whisper in the water (8 to 27 combined energy). You’d be wasting your time.

Now, Sunday the 23rd of August is where it finally gets interesting. The morning session is the real standout. We’ve got a solid pulse of swell from the S, pushing in at a solid 8ft. The period is a nice, long 11 seconds, a proper groundswell that’ll bring some real grunt (combined energy of 1394). The wind is a clean, cross-off breeze from the WSW. This is proper surf for experienced surfers. The waves will have some real shape and power, but it’s a big one at 8ft, so it’s not for the groms. The afternoon gets messy with a cross-on wind, so hit it early.

Monday the 24th of August is a cruel tease. The morning is glassy – dead calm with a WSW wind at just 3 mph – and the swell is massive, a solid 10ft from the S with a very long 14-second period. The combined energy is a monstrous 3110. This is a beast of a day, but honestly, it’s too big for this break. This is expert-only territory, and even then, you’d have to be wired in. The afternoon is similar, just with a bit of cross-onshore wind.

The rest of the run is a bit of a mixed bag and nothing to get too excited about. Tuesday the 25th has some decent 7ft swell from the S, but it’s a bit marginal and the wind, while cross-off, is a bit fresh at 16 mph. Thursday the 27th morning has a glimmer of hope with clean 3ft swell from the SSE, and by Friday the 28th morning there’s a clean 4ft swell from the SSE with a long 12-second period, but the quality is just so-so. The last couple of days of August and into September are mostly a write-off with messy winds and poor surf.

The water temp is about average for this time of year at Prainha do Farol, no real surprises there.

So, to wrap it up: your best bet is the Sunday morning (23rd of August) for a proper, powerful session. The Monday morning (24th of August) is a monster, but only for the brave and the very skilled. The rest of the window is mostly a waiting game or a gamble.

Stay stoked,

Rusty.

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