Surf Forecasts:
Ersary beach (Barra) surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, WSW swell with 788 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ersary beach (Barra) this week:
The surf forecast for Ersary beach (Barra) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ersary beach (Barra) in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ersary beach (Barra) over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the stretch ahead for Ersary beach on Barra. Gotta be straight with you – it's a tough outlook. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a grind. We're looking at over a week of poor conditions before we even get a sniff of something surfable.
The swell's coming in for most of this first week, but onshore wind is hammering it. From Sunday the 5th through to Saturday the 11th of July, it's blowing from the wrong directions, mostly WSW or SW at 18-28 mph, making a mess of things. The wave energy is moderate to strong but the quality just isn't there with that wind. The waves are going to be lumpy, choppy, and messy; not worth paddling out for.
There's a little window of hope on Sunday the 12th. The morning gets a clean off shore breeze with a 3 ft swell from the west, and the afternoon turns glassy with barely a breath of wind. The swell's small though, 3 ft. It's surfable, but it's the definition of ordinary. A longboard session for the highly patient.
After that, we get a few days of marginal, clean-ish surf from Monday the 13th to Wednesday the 15th. On Monday afternoon, we get a clean 3 ft swell at 10 seconds, and Tuesday morning picks up a touch to 4 ft, but there's a light onshore ripple on it. The water temp is running about average for the time of year here in the Atlantic. Nothing to get excited about, but at least it's not a washing machine.
Given the dominant onshore winds and punchy swell at times, the beach setup here could be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for many of these days.
Stay patient, lads. For the die-hards, the afternoon of Sunday the 12th is your best, and only real, stand-out moment. Keep an eye on it, but don't plan your week around it.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 311 | 458 | 642 | 547 | 512 | 499 | 547 | 492 | 370 | 295 | 262 | 244 | 330 | 286 | 221 | 160 | 158 | 256 | 217 | 160 | 140 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:15AM2.89m | 10:36PM2.95m | 10:56AM2.82m | 11:19PM2.87m | 11:44AM2.75m | 00:09AM2.80m | 12:40PM2.70m | 1:09AM2.75m | 1:46PM2.69m | 2:20AM2.75m | 2:58PM2.76m | 3:35AM2.83m | 4:10PM2.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.59m | 4:17PM0.60m | 4:43AM0.65m | 5:00PM0.69m | 5:29AM0.72m | 5:50PM0.78m | 6:23AM0.80m | 6:51PM0.86m | 7:29AM0.85m | 8:03PM0.88m | 8:42AM0.83m | 9:18PM0.79m | 9:53AM0.73m | 10:27PM0.62m | |||||||
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 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:17 |
mm | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 311 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 295 | 262 | 244 | 144 | 286 | 221 | 160 | 158 | 256 | 217 | 160 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 14 | — | S 15 | N 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | N 10 | W 11 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 96 | 31 | 23 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | S 3 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 458 | 642 | 547 | 512 | 499 | 547 | 492 | 370 | — | — | 5 | 330 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 135 | 172 | 235 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 368 | 147 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 128 | 69 | 128 | 71 |
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