Surf Forecasts:
Barra do Ceara surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, E swell with 367 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barra do Ceara this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Barra do Ceara in the next 16 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barra do Ceara over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s look at this same stretch in feet and miles per hour. Over at Barra do Ceara, it’s a pretty grim outlook. The water is about normal for the time of year, nothing special.
The whole 16-day window is basically a long flat spell. There’s no standout day at all. We’re looking at weak, short-period windswell from the east, running around 3 to 6 ft, but with a period of only 6 to 8 seconds – it’s going to be gutless and fat. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting between 114 and 369, so the ocean just has no grunt.
The wind is the main problem. It’s a steady moderate to fresh breeze out of the southeast and east, always cross or cross-off, but way too strong to let the waves clean up. For an exposed beach break like this, with these short east swells and constant wind, this setup looks much better for a kite than a surfboard. You’d be fighting a mess.
The only glimmer is on the morning of Wednesday, September 23rd. The report calls it “marginal,” with a clean-looking wave face and 6 ft of swell. The wind is cross-off from the southeast at 15 mph. It’s still a short 7-second period, and the energy is only 280, so if you’re really jonesing, you might find a few soft, crumbly lines on a longboard. For beginners, the swell is mostly under 5 ft, so it’s not too big, but the quality is just terrible.
The rest of it is just wind-affected junk. A long, quiet stretch – and for this place, it’s fairly normal. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing worth paddling out for.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 198 | 167 | 235 | 233 | 198 | 188 | 193 | 132 | 145 | 143 | 144 | 312 | 303 | 240 | 284 | 255 | 193 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:27AM2.48m | 6:36PM2.50m | 6:59AM2.38m | 7:08PM2.41m | 7:33AM2.25m | 7:42PM2.28m | 8:11AM2.09m | 8:21PM2.12m | 8:56AM1.93m | 9:11PM1.96m | 9:59AM1.78m | 10:22PM1.83m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.06m | 12:22PM0.21m | 00:42AM0.13m | 12:53PM0.31m | 1:15AM0.24m | 1:27PM0.44m | 1:52AM0.39m | 2:04PM0.59m | 2:35AM0.55m | 2:49PM0.76m | 3:31AM0.71m | 3:55PM0.90m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 11 | N 8 | N 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 13 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 173 | 198 | 167 | 235 | 233 | 198 | 188 | 193 | 132 | 145 | 143 | 144 | 312 | 303 | 240 | 284 | 255 | 193 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1216 | 1777 | 1777 | 551 | 1030 | 1777 | 653 | 1036 | 1858 | 1858 | 1858 | 1858 | 1858 | 1777 | 1795 | 1795 | 2192 | 1795 | 1200 |
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