Praia da Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Portugal – North)

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Surf Break: Praia da Barra

Praia da Barra Spot ID:

Type: sandbar

Reliability: rarely breaks

Best: Swell W | Wind E

Sea Temperature Today is: 14.6 °C

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Friday, 24 May 2013, 08:56 Local time

m, °C	Thursday 23			Fri
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

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Praia da Barra in North Portugal is an exposed beach break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Portugal wave energy surf 12 hr forecast

Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

Tide Times:

For Aveiro, Portugal, 1 miles from Praia da Barra.

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	REMAINING
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Praia da Barra Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At Ovarmaceda, 31 km from Praia da Barra.

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Air temperature
8.2 °C

Current weather near Praia da Barra

Overall Praia da Barra Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

The graph illustrates the variation of swells directed at Praia da Barra through an ave... (show all text)

The rose diagram describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from differen... (show all text)

The two graphs above are also combined in the single Praia da Barra surf consistency graph.

Also see Praia da Barra surf quality by season and Praia da Barra surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia da Barra: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Costa Nova	1 mi
Second closest break	Sao Jacinto	2 mi
Third closest break	Praia de Mira	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia da Vagueira	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia da Torreira	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia da Barra:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Ouest Arcachon Buoy	368 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	474 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	666 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	700 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	706 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia da Barra:
Closest tide station	Aveiro	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Figueira da Foz	35 mi
Third closest tide station	Leixoes	37 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Viana do Castelo	72 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Peniche	95 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia da Barra:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	68 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	135 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	160 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	197 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	223 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia da Barra:
Closest city location	Aveiro (Portugal)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Canidelo (Portugal)	33 mi
Third closest city location	Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal)	35 mi
Fourth closest city location	Porto (Portugal)	36 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gondomar (Portugal)	37 mi

The closest passenger airport to Praia da Barra is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, which is 68 km (42 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Praia da Barra is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 112 km (70 miles) away.
The third closest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 177 km (110 miles) away.

Praia da Barra break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Praia da Barra, North. Use the tab navigation above to view Praia da Barra sea temperature, Praia da Barra photographs, Praia da Barra detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Praia da Barra webcams, current wind from North live weather stations and Praia da Barra tide predictions. The Portugal swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Portugal and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Portugal wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Praia da Barra.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has stated that a magnitude 8.2 Earthquake beneath the Sea of Okhosk did not generate a destructive Tsunami. However, we suggest that local interests also listen for statements from the Japan Meteorological Agency, located much closer to the source.

Praia da Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Portugal – North)

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Overall Praia da Barra Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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