Surf Forecasts:
Prainha do Farol surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, E swell with 277 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Prainha do Farol this week:
The surf forecast for Prainha do Farol over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Prainha do Farol in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sat 10th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sun 11th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sun 11th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Prainha do Farol over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 42 | 65 | 32 | 18 | 39 | 24 | 25 | 223 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 266 | 207 | 194 | 150 | 103 | 120 | 51 | 45 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM0.65m | 11:41PM0.54m | 1:46PM0.60m | 00:05AM0.61m | 1:11PM0.56m | 00:38AM0.66m | 1:07PM0.56m | 1:12AM0.68m | 1:20PM0.57m | 1:47AM0.68m | 1:40PM0.57m | 2:22AM0.66m | 2:01PM0.57m | 2:58AM0.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.31m | 6:46AM0.01m | 7:09PM0.26m | 7:23AM0.03m | 7:34PM0.21m | 7:58AM0.08m | 7:59PM0.16m | 8:32AM0.14m | 8:21PM0.13m | 9:03AM0.21m | 8:39PM0.10m | 9:32AM0.29m | 8:51PM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 40 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 39 | 24 | 253 | 223 | 13 | 13 | 229 | 266 | 207 | 194 | 150 | 105 | 120 | 65 | 76 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 42 | 65 | — | 18 | — | — | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 119 | 122 | 103 | 86 | 50 | 45 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSW 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 33 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 143 | 193 | 175 | 286 | 508 | 294 | 310 | — | — | 392 | 326 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 142 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
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