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La Barra Surf Forecast
/ Gran Canaria (26 surf breaks) /
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La Barra surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Barra sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Barra today?
The current surf forecast for La Barra at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | |
361 | 303 | 255 | 205 | 198 | 142 | 505 | 171 | 240 | 272 | 309 | 278 | 228 | 228 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 142 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:32AM2.10m | 5:49PM2.31m | 6:38AM1.98m | 6:55PM2.19m | 7:51AM1.91m | 8:07PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.74m | 00:18AM0.63m | 12:27PM0.88m | 1:33AM0.72m | 1:45PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 361 | 303 | 255 | 205 | 198 | 142 | 4 | 171 | 240 | 272 | 309 | 278 | 228 | 228 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 132 | 102 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 9 | NE 8 | S 13 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 12 | 18 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 139 | 121 | 114 | 107 | 78 | 74 | 505 | 98 | 88 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 83 | 86 | 104 | 111 | 124 | 137 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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