Surf Forecasts:
Barre de Balizas surf forecast from 13 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 15 Oct, 3PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 18 Oct, 6PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 1,745 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 14 Oct, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barre de Balizas this week:
The surf forecast for Barre de Balizas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barre de Balizas in the next 16 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 18) 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 1.1m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 17) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Wed 14th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Thu 15th Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barre de Balizas over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 488 | 459 | 382 | 342 | 319 | 334 | 304 | 374 | 744 | 645 | 341 | 277 | 330 | 262 | 248 | 294 | 766 | 1695 | 1422 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:33PM0.38m | 8:44AM0.51m | 2:10PM0.22m | 9:19PM0.36m | 3:06AM0.31m | 2:54PM0.21m | 10:03PM0.35m | 3:56AM0.30m | 3:40PM0.21m | 10:45PM0.33m | 4:47AM0.29m | 4:28PM0.20m | 11:26PM0.31m | 5:40AM0.29m | 5:19PM0.20m | 00:07AM0.30m | 6:36AM0.29m | 12:12PM0.45m | 6:13PM0.20m | |
Low Tide | 4:49PM-0.01m | 11:34PM0.18m | 5:06AM0.15m | 12:28PM0.19m | 00:19AM0.17m | 5:48AM0.17m | 1:18PM0.19m | 6:19PM-0.01m | 6:30AM0.19m | 2:06PM0.18m | 7:03PM0.01m | 7:12AM0.21m | 2:52PM0.18m | 7:47PM0.04m | 7:53AM0.23m | 3:36PM0.18m | 8:31PM0.07m | 3:14AM0.14m | 4:20PM0.17m | 9:18PM0.10m |
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 471 | 488 | 459 | 382 | 342 | 319 | 334 | 304 | 374 | 744 | — | 341 | 277 | 330 | 262 | 248 | 294 | 551 | 1695 | 1422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 98 | 25 | 57 | 71 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | 19 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 589 | 645 | 61 | 129 | 152 | 127 | 86 | 211 | 766 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 10 | 645 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 791 | 821 | 549 | 791 | 646 | 350 | 540 | 540 | 42 |
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