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5:28 pm 13 Nov 2011


Praia da Barra ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.3
Difficulty level: 2.3
Wind and kite surfing: 5.0
Crowds: 2.7

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Praia da Barra Surf Forecast / Portugal – North / Portugal

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 17 pm Monday 04 Jun 2012

Praia da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.3
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Period (s) (?) 12 11 10 10 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 10 11
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Max-energy 464 533 486 410 666 969 1479 1340 1059 836 528 300 197 281 221 250 452 822
Wind
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S 25
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SSW 15
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NNW 5
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SSW 15
WNW 5
SSE 15
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Praia da Barra blow from the E
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is 17.9 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 17.1 max: 18.3 min: 15.3 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
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  part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud rain showers part cloud clear part cloud clear clear clear clear clear part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud
Summary some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds rain shwrs some clouds clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds
Rain (mm) - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 20 18 20 20 18 18 18 17 18 18 16 19 19 17 19 18 18 18
Low °C 19 17 18 19 17 17 18 16 17 17 15 17 19 17 18 18 16 16
Chill °C (?) 20 18 20 20 17 17 17 17 18 17 15 19 19 17 19 18 18 17
Sunrise - - 5:03 - - 5:03 - - 5:03 - - 5:03 - - 5:03 - - 5:03
Sunset 20:01 - - 20:02 - - 20:02 - - 20:04 - - 20:05 - - 20:05 - -
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Praia da Barra is 8 km (5 miles) from the city of Ilhavo. If you plan a holiday in North, look for hotels and other accommodation in Ilhavo. Ilhavo has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.