Surf Forecasts:
Barrinha surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, S swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barrinha this week:
The surf forecast for Barrinha over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barrinha in the next 16 days are 1.3m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barrinha over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, fair warning, it’s looking pretty grim out there for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for anything special.
The picture starts off on Saturday the 25th of July with a bit of energy in the water – the combined swell energy is moderate at 304, but the wind is cross-shore or cross-on, keeping things messy. Swell’s around 5ft from the SE with a short period of 8 seconds, so the waves will be lumpy and weak. It’s not going to be much fun.
Come Sunday the 26th, the wind picks up and the swell drops, and we're into days of choppy, poor surf. The water temp is sitting at 66°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so at least the water feels normal.
The one little glimmer comes on Monday the 27th of July in the morning. Barrinha gets a glassy spell, with the wind dropping to zero from the ESE. The swell is tiny, only 2ft from the S, but with a long period of 12 seconds (a groundswell). That long period means the waves will have some shape and energy when they hit, but at a beach break like this, it might break a bit too straight. It’s still your best shot for a clean, workable wave, even if it’s small. Combined swell energy is weak at 179.
After that, we’re looking at days of onshore wind, poor quality, and tiny swell. There’s a few glassy moments again on Tuesday 28th morning with a tiny 5ft swell from the NNE but only 5 seconds period – absolute mush. Then Wednesday 29th afternoon goes glassy, but again the waves are barely 2ft.
Honestly, there isn’t a proper standout in this whole 16-day outlook. The only window worth paddling out for is that Monday morning glass-off on the 27th. It won't be pumping, but it’ll be the cleanest you’ll get. Everything else is either blown out or too small.
If the wind keeps up and the swell stays messy with these beach-break setups, this might be more interesting for the kite crew than for paddle surfing through the middle of the period.
Stay patient, keep your eye on the charts, and hope things change. This sort of flat spell isn’t too unusual around here, but it tends not to stay poor for long.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 8 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 309 | 340 | 229 | 125 | 85 | 103 | 92 | 61 | 107 | 67 | 89 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 69 | 106 | 148 | 449 | 338 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41PM0.58m | 10:46PM0.43m | 1:51PM0.61m | 11:51PM0.48m | 1:59PM0.63m | 00:32AM0.53m | 2:13PM0.65m | 1:07AM0.59m | 2:32PM0.65m | 1:40AM0.64m | 2:55PM0.65m | 2:13AM0.67m | 3:20PM0.64m | 2:47AM0.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.35m | 6:25AM0.11m | 7:34PM0.32m | 7:10AM0.06m | 8:07PM0.30m | 7:50AM0.02m | 8:35PM0.29m | 8:26AM-0.01m | 9:03PM0.29m | 9:02AM-0.03m | 9:30PM0.29m | 9:37AM-0.02m | 10:00PM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 262 | 309 | 267 | 165 | 105 | 49 | 76 | 76 | 51 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 41 | 42 | 106 | 148 | 449 | 338 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 13 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 153 | 340 | 229 | 125 | 76 | 103 | 92 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 89 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 69 | 46 | 121 | 46 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 84 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 39 | 67 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 13 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 49 | 85 | — | — | 24 | 107 | — | — | 77 | — | — | 27 | 33 | — | — | 107 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 36 |
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