Boca da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.27° S 38.98° W

Boca da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boca da Barra sea temperature is
26.8°C
1.7° 

Boca da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Boca da Barra today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca da Barra at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
147
233
238
151
149
146
218
176
240
166
178
204
281
315
115
115
124
158
163
327
322
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:11AM1.63m
6:19PM1.57m
6:54AM1.45m
7:02PM1.42m
7:56AM1.30m
8:11PM1.30m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.55m
00:31AM0.51m
12:45PM0.71m
1:24AM0.65m
1:49PM0.85m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
21
24
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
23
Feels °C
23
26
27
25
25
25
24
25
26
24
25
25
24
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
25
23
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