Boca da Barra surf break

Boca da Barra surfForecast / Bahia – Sul / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 -03
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Boca da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Boca da Barra sea temperature is
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Boca da Barra today?

The current surf forecast for Boca da Barra at 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (03 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Boca da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
243
254
251
212
207
173
322
280
260
274
292
248
110
145
106
106
190
190
186
154
170
155
146
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:27PM1.78m
4:32AM1.77m
5:02PM1.69m
5:07AM1.69m
5:41PM1.59m
5:45AM1.61m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.20m
10:26PM0.38m
10:46AM0.26m
10:58PM0.46m
11:21AM0.34m
11:33PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:45
5:46
5:46
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5:19
5:19
5:19
5:17
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
25
25
23
25
27
27
26
25
23
22
23
24
27
26
26
25
24
24
23
25
28
29
28
27
26
27
25
27
28
28
27
26
24
23
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1.2
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
276
243
254
251
212
207
173
322
280
260
2
2
248
110
86
106
106
190
190
186
140
140
112
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
3
16
16
2
2
2
2
2
11
41
78
93
60
55
59
101
170
155
146
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
N
8
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
S
17
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
21
10
4
8
1
28
32
154
11
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.7
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
10
27
42
45
26
1
1
274
292
17
75
145
99
89
55
75
75
75
75
73
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1175
1139
993
991
972
686
0
0
686
686
686
59
0
0
0
0
686
674
681
647
647
74
0
647
Best forecast wave conditions in Bahia - Sul
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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