Surf Forecasts:
La Barra surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period, S swell with 198 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Barra this week:
The surf forecast for La Barra over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Barra in the next 16 days are 0.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Barra over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at La Barra are a bit of a rough patch. This is a point and river setup, and it’s fairly consistent, but right now, it’s just not getting the love it needs. We’re looking at a long gap of poor conditions, so don’t hold your breath for the first week.
The run starts Tuesday the 21st of July, and honestly, it’s all "poor surf conditions" right through the first week. The water is sitting at 12° – that’s 1.0° warmer than usual for this time of year, which is a bit of a standout, but it doesn’t help the waves much. The wind is all over the place, mostly onshore or cross-shore, and the swell is weak and short period. The combined energy is all under 200 (146, 116, 127, 161), just weak, messy energy. There’s nothing to get excited about here.
We finally get a tiny window of hope on Friday the 24th of July. The morning shows some cross-offshore breeze, and the swell is a tiny 3 ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is 151 – still moderate, but the conditions are clean. It’s "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." Honestly, it’s not the best, but it’s the first sign of life. The break is La Barra, and it’s exposed to the swell, but the direction is SSE, which isn’t its optimum S direction. It’s just a little something to get wet.
Sunday the 26th of July morning is interesting. It’s glassy – dead calm – with a 3 ft swell from the east, period 8 seconds. The energy is 156 (moderate). The wind is glassy, which is a major positive. But the swell is tiny, and it’s still only scoring as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." The next few days are similar: Monday and Tuesday (27th and 28th) show clean, cross-offshore winds with small 2 ft waves from the east, but the energy is dropping to 77 and 94 – very weak. It’s just a lot of paddling for not much.
Then it gets messy again. From Wednesday the 29th of July all the way through to the end of the outlook, it’s pretty much back to poor surf. The wind picks up again, and the swell gets confused. On Wednesday the 5th of August, the afternoon shows a bigger 6 ft swell from the SW, but the period is short at 7 seconds, and the wind is cross-onshore. The combined energy jumps to 593 (moderate to strong), but with the wind and the short period, it’s going to be a lumpy, choppy mess. That’s not a goer.
So, the best on offer? It’s not a standout, but if I had to pick, it’s the morning of Friday the 24th of July or the glassy morning of Sunday the 26th of July. Both are small, clean, and very ordinary. It’s a quiet period. Don’t expect much, and if the forecasts change, we might get lucky, but as it stands, it’s a lean fortnight.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 100 | 78 | 127 | 161 | 172 | 75 | 61 | 78 | 109 | 121 | 198 | 153 | 101 | 152 | 112 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 69 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:49PM0.26m | 6:12AM0.19m | 2:54PM0.26m | 5:19AM0.19m | 3:55PM0.27m | 5:47AM0.19m | 4:49PM0.27m | 6:23AM0.19m | 5:37PM0.28m | 7:00AM0.19m | 6:22PM0.28m | 7:36AM0.19m | 7:05PM0.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.17m | 10:11PM0.05m | 9:52AM0.17m | 11:05PM0.06m | 10:03AM0.18m | 11:59PM0.07m | 9:12AM0.17m | 00:52AM0.07m | 9:37AM0.16m | 1:42AM0.07m | 10:16AM0.15m | 2:26AM0.08m | 11:00AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | S 13 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 100 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 75 | 44 | 78 | 109 | 121 | 54 | 47 | 78 | 152 | 112 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 16 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 198 | 153 | 101 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | S 15 | S 10 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 78 | 127 | 161 | 172 | 54 | 61 | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 114 | 153 | 652 | 530 | 427 | 1 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 244 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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