Surf Forecasts:
Barra Vento surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period, SE swell with 866 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE 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 (Jul 20) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period. 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 1.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barra Vento over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
It’s a pretty grim start to the outlook, I’m not gonna lie. We’ve got a solid run of poor conditions from mid-July right through to the end of the month. The wind is the main culprit here, with strong, onshore cross-winds just mucking up everything. The surf is there, but it’s not worth paddling out for.
The only real standout, and I mean the *only* one, falls on the morning of Monday, the 20th of July. That’s your window. Barra Vento (Barra-Vento) will be waking up to glassy conditions with a light offshore breeze from the NE. The swell is a clean 5ft coming from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (399). For a beginner spot, this is about as good as it gets in this forecast. The waves will be small, clean, and user-friendly. Just be aware that crowds are rare here, so you might have it all to yourself. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year.
After that glorious Monday morning, it’s back to the grind. The wind swings back onshore, and the surf quality drops off a cliff. The rest of the week and into the next looks like a write-off, with persistent cross-onshore winds and lumpy, choppy conditions. The surf sticks around, but it’s just messy.
The following week, from the 25th to the 30th of July, the swell drops right off, down to about 3ft. The wind is still a problem, mostly cross-on or onshore, keeping things ordinary. There’s no real hope of a clean wave in that period.
So, bottom line: if you’re free on the morning of the 20th, get on it. Otherwise, this is a 16-day window you can safely sleep through.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 750 | 597 | 443 | 276 | 851 | 459 | 866 | 456 | 589 | 480 | 417 | 376 | 296 | 383 | 346 | 322 | 368 | 347 | 361 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14AM2.40m | 4:42PM2.44m | 5:03AM2.42m | 5:27PM2.39m | 5:49AM2.40m | 6:11PM2.31m | 6:35AM2.33m | 6:52PM2.19m | 7:20AM2.23m | 7:33PM2.06m | 8:06AM2.09m | 8:17PM1.91m | 8:58AM1.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.22m | 10:21AM0.12m | 10:46PM0.19m | 11:09AM0.15m | 11:32PM0.20m | 11:56AM0.23m | 00:15AM0.25m | 12:40PM0.35m | 00:57AM0.33m | 1:24PM0.49m | 1:39AM0.45m | 2:10PM0.66m | 2:25AM0.58m | 3:03PM0.81m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 68 | 167 | 256 | 615 | — | 524 | — | — | 480 | 417 | 376 | 296 | 383 | 346 | 322 | 368 | 347 | 361 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 397 | 201 | 117 | 5 | — | 77 | 87 | — | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 394 | 750 | 597 | 443 | 276 | 851 | 459 | 866 | 456 | 589 | 238 | 196 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 795 | 795 | 834 | 661 | 769 | 749 | 769 | 749 | 822 | 661 | 661 | 749 | 207 | 148 | 749 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 148 | 149 | 749 |
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