Surf Forecasts:
Barra Vento surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, ESE swell with 455 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barra Vento this week:
The surf forecast for Barra Vento over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barra Vento in the next 16 days are 1.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barra Vento over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, crew, Rusty here talkin' Barra Vento. There's swell on the menu for the next couple of weeks, but the wind is gonna be a real pain in the neck for most of it. Keep your hopes realistic; the waves are coming, but clean windows will be short and sweet.
Barra Vento is the only spot we lookin' at, fully exposed to whatever comes. The water's sitting at 80°, which is a touch warmer than you'd normally expect for this time of year.
The first couple of days, Monday and Tuesday of this week, are a bust. We've got a weak, short-period swell, but it's gettin' hammered by a constant cross-onshore breeze. It's just choppy and sloppy, not worth wetting a wetsuit. Wave energy is moderate, sittin' around that 155 to 196 mark.
Then we get a little window Wednesday morning, the 16th. The wind goes light offshore from the NE for a few hours. The swell is a shy 3ft from the ESE, short period at 8 seconds. It's small, but it'll be clean. That's our first real chance. The afternoon, as per, gets blown out.
From Thursday, the 17th of September, we hit a long rough patch. The wind turns messy – onshore and cross-shore for days. The wave energy builds to moderate-strong, hittin' 416 on the 17th and even 506 on the 22nd, but the quality is junk. It's just lumpy and choppy for the best part of six days.
The next real standout is Wednesday, the 23rd of September. The morning is pure gold: light cross-offshore winds from the ENE with a clean 4ft swell from the ESE, period around 8 seconds. The wave energy is solid at 229. It won't be a classic, but it will be the cleanest wave we've seen in over a week.
We get another peek on Friday morning, the 25th of September. Light offshore winds again, with a smaller 2ft swell, but from the SE with a longer 10-second period. That longer period means it'll have better shape and push. The energy is moderate at 205.
Looking out to the final weekend of September, it's a long-range promise, so take it with a grain of salt. The mornings of Saturday, 26th, and Sunday, 27th, both show very light offshore winds from the north. Saturday morning has a 4ft swell from the ENE, and Sunday has a 4ft from the east. The combined energy is solid, around 258-299. Could be worth a look.
And then, Monday morning the 28th? Completely glassy. Flat calm. Just a 3ft easterly swell. It’ll be a sheet of glass out there.
If you're pinning down one or two days, put a circle around Wednesday morning, 23rd, and Saturday morning, 26th of September. Those are your cleanest bets. The rest is either blown out or just not worth the gas.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 165 | 134 | 131 | 190 | 86 | 147 | 220 | 313 | 281 | 322 | 126 | 172 | 257 | 250 | 217 | 217 | 173 | 153 | 164 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:37PM2.23m | 6:02AM2.23m | 6:09PM2.10m | 6:37AM2.06m | 6:42PM1.96m | 7:15AM1.89m | 7:20PM1.80m | 8:05AM1.72m | 8:16PM1.65m | 9:31AM1.59m | 10:05PM1.56m | 11:32AM1.62m | 11:58PM1.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.35m | 11:41PM0.29m | 12:02PM0.50m | 00:15AM0.42m | 12:35PM0.65m | 00:51AM0.59m | 1:12PM0.82m | 1:35AM0.76m | 2:04PM0.97m | 2:43AM0.91m | 3:44PM1.07m | 4:42AM0.95m | 5:43PM1.00m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 153 | 2 | 134 | 131 | 4 | 86 | 147 | 18 | 28 | 281 | 17 | 65 | 110 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 41 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 54 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | S 15 | — | SE 14 | SSE 10 | — | S 13 | SE 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 20 | — | 14 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 42 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 165 | — | — | 190 | 37 | 40 | 220 | 313 | — | 322 | 126 | 172 | 257 | 250 | 217 | 217 | 173 | 153 | 164 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 749 | 749 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 749 | 0 | 1417 | 834 | 834 | 834 | 834 | 749 | 769 | 769 | 769 | 1319 | 749 | 769 | 822 | 749 |
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