Barra Vento Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.01° S 38.53° W

Barra Vento 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra Vento sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra Vento at 12PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
132
418
575
532
465
319
218
186
145
124
111
137
137
232
145
147
116
155
155
126
236
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
5
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14AM2.40m
3:40PM2.44m
3:58AM2.48m
4:21PM2.45m
4:41AM2.50m
5:01PM2.41m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.12m
9:43PM0.16m
10:05AM0.09m
10:24PM0.12m
10:47AM0.13m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
3
5
4
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
20
19
20
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
23
23
24
25
25
25
26
25
24
25
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