Surf Forecasts:
Barra Beach surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 13 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, ESE swell with 154 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barra Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Barra Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barra Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 18) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barra Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 75 | 61 | 38 | 54 | 140 | 146 | 143 | 85 | 67 | 79 | 53 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:26PM2.11m | 1:02AM2.28m | 1:25PM2.27m | 1:57AM2.42m | 2:17PM2.44m | 2:46AM2.54m | 3:06PM2.59m | 3:33AM2.62m | 3:52PM2.69m | 4:18AM2.66m | 4:38PM2.74m | 5:01AM2.65m | 5:24PM2.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.65m | 7:18AM0.65m | 7:40PM0.48m | 8:10AM0.49m | 8:32PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.34m | 9:21PM0.20m | 9:43AM0.23m | 10:07PM0.13m | 10:27AM0.18m | 10:53PM0.14m | 11:11AM0.17m | 11:38PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 75 | 46 | 38 | 54 | 140 | 146 | 143 | 85 | 67 | 79 | 53 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | ENE 3 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 55 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | — | NNE 4 | — | E 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 14 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 61 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 53 | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 142 | 824 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 430 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 860 | 88 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 |
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