Surf Forecasts:
Ersary beach (Barra) surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, WSW swell with 1,939 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ersary beach (Barra) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ersary beach (Barra) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ersary beach (Barra) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 1065 | 1495 | 959 | 471 | 748 | 592 | 867 | 1118 | 1238 | 804 | 517 | 455 | 562 | 414 | 376 | 422 | 281 | 237 | 202 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11PM3.16m | 8:28AM3.01m | 8:46PM3.14m | 9:02AM2.99m | 9:22PM3.10m | 9:38AM2.94m | 9:58PM3.03m | 10:15AM2.89m | 10:36PM2.95m | 10:56AM2.82m | 11:19PM2.87m | 11:44AM2.75m | 00:09AM2.80m | 12:40PM2.70m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.51m | 2:28PM0.49m | 2:52AM0.52m | 3:03PM0.49m | 3:27AM0.55m | 3:39PM0.53m | 4:04AM0.59m | 4:17PM0.60m | 4:43AM0.65m | 5:00PM0.69m | 5:29AM0.72m | 5:50PM0.78m | 6:23AM0.80m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:47 |
 | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | 10:21 |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSE 5 | — | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | NNW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 229 | 18 | — | 868 | 165 | 82 | 356 | 198 | — | — | 804 | 517 | 455 | — | 10 | 376 | 313 | 281 | 237 | 202 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 216 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1065 | 1495 | 959 | 471 | 748 | 592 | 867 | 1118 | 1238 | — | — | — | 562 | 414 | — | 422 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 235 | 545 | 504 | 184 | 208 | 194 | 194 | 751 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 172 | 128 | 148 | 221 | 128 | 130 | 68 | 67 | 184 |
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