Surf Forecasts:
Barra do Ribeira surf forecast from 3 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 4 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 3 Oct, 6AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, S swell with 302 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 4 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barra do Ribeira this week:
The surf forecast for Barra do Ribeira over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 04) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 12s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barra do Ribeira in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 03) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 10) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sun 4th Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sun 4th Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barra do Ribeira over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 167 | 147 | 181 | 173 | 114 | 68 | 110 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 112 | 70 | 70 | 92 | 33 | 26 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.01m | 7:35PM0.77m | 1:39PM1.07m | 9:37PM0.81m | 1:10PM1.12m | 11:13PM0.97m | 12:46PM1.20m | 00:05AM1.15m | 1:03PM1.28m | 00:44AM1.30m | 1:26PM1.33m | 1:20AM1.42m | 1:51PM1.36m | 1:54AM1.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.85m | 5:35PM0.73m | 11:25PM0.55m | 4:59AM0.46m | 6:14PM0.63m | 5:52AM0.31m | 6:43PM0.55m | 6:32AM0.18m | 7:08PM0.47m | 7:05AM0.10m | 7:28PM0.40m | 7:32AM0.07m | 7:42PM0.33m | 7:54AM0.08m | 7:52PM0.25m | ||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 250 | 167 | 147 | 181 | 173 | 114 | 68 | 110 | 83 | 82 | 61 | 112 | 70 | 70 | 92 | 33 | 26 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 4 | 158 | 145 | 107 | 65 | 62 | 19 | 62 | 85 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | — | SSE 12 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 12 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 87 | — | — | 4 | 29 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 35 | 144 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 124 | 133 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 106 | 279 |
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