Surf Forecasts:
La Barra surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, NNE swell with 232 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Barra this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Barra in the next 16 days are 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Barra over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a rough stretch ahead. Let’s break it down.
We’re looking at La Barra, a beach and reef setup that’s usually very consistent. But for the entire 16-day window, every single session is marked as poor surf conditions. We start off on Sunday, August 2nd, with some weak, short-period windswell – only 4ft from the NNE at a lousy 6 seconds, and the wind is blowing cross-onshore. The combined energy is weak (140). It’s not looking rideable.
Through the rest of the first week and into the second, the story doesn’t change. The wind is almost always a moderate to fresh cross-onshore, coming from the north or north-northwest. The swell height fluctuates between 0.5ft and 6ft, but it’s nearly always short-period junk from the NNE. The direction is completely wrong for La Barra, which prefers a WNW swell. The energy levels do climb – on Friday, August 14th, we see a 7ft NNE swell with a moderate 480 combined energy, but with that persistent cross-on wind, it’s going to be a lumpy, choppy mess. That size is pushing into expert territory, but the quality is zero.
There is absolutely no standout session here. The entire 16-day forecast is a blank run. The conditions are more suited to a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, given the consistent cross-onshore wind and poor wave quality. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
Keep your boards in the car for now, but check back – forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 11 | NNE 6 | N 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 126 | 155 | 229 | 186 | 170 | 20 | 145 | 150 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 181 | 71 | 185 | 141 | 120 | 107 | 77 | 68 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14AM2.24m | 4:27PM2.43m | 4:50AM2.21m | 5:04PM2.36m | 5:30AM2.15m | 5:47PM2.25m | 6:18AM2.08m | 6:39PM2.11m | 7:18AM2.00m | 7:47PM1.98m | 8:33AM1.97m | 9:14PM1.92m | 9:58AM2.03m | 10:42PM1.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.52m | 10:38PM0.48m | 10:43AM0.58m | 11:15PM0.55m | 11:25AM0.66m | 11:58PM0.65m | 12:15PM0.76m | 00:51AM0.76m | 1:21PM0.87m | 2:01AM0.87m | 2:51PM0.92m | 3:30AM0.90m | 4:28PM0.84m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 71 | 63 | 83 | 83 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | N 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 21 | 20 | — | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | NW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | S 12 | N 11 | N 8 | N 11 | NW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 107 | 126 | 155 | 229 | 186 | 170 | 167 | 145 | 150 | 195 | 181 | 139 | 181 | 178 | 185 | 141 | 120 | 107 | 77 | 68 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 120 | 127 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 99 | 127 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 35 | 81 | 137 | 81 | 528 |
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