Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.01° S 38.53° W

Barra Vento 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra Vento sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Barra Vento today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra Vento at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Barra Vento. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
0.9
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
125
170
70
198
186
74
74
163
72
72
57
56
88
104
84
115
98
101
78
48
61
63
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
20
SSE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
25
ESE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:40AM1.62m
9:17PM1.61m
10:26AM1.61m
11:04PM1.66m
11:49AM1.71m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.89m
2:50PM1.01m
3:47AM0.95m
4:39PM0.98m
5:24AM0.87m
5:53PM0.84m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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2
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Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
25
25
27
26
25
25
27
25
25
26
28
26
25
24
25
25
27
26
29
24
24
26
26
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