Surf Forecasts:
La Barra surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with 754 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE 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 Tuesday (Sep 08) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Barra over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for La Barra over the next couple of weeks. It’s a tough stretch, so keep the expectations in check.
Gonna be a long wait, I tell ya. For the next few days, we are looking at tiny, weak surf with average at best conditions. There is just nothing doing from Tuesday the 8th right through until around Thursday the 12th. That’s a real dry spell to kick things off.
Come Friday the 12th though, the ocean starts to wake up. We get a spike of 8 ft swell from the SSE Saturday morning, but it’s coming with a solid 19 mph southerly slapping it. The water’s gonna be choppy, lumpy, and messy. That combined energy (727) is moderate, but with that wind it’s just not gonna be a fun paddle. That’s a day for the experts only, if anyone braves it. Saturday sees the same story, a 7 ft swell but still cross-on wind. By Sunday the 13th, it drops to 5 ft with more onshore breeze. The whole middle of the week is blown out.
Now, look, if you’re holding out for a window, keep your eye on the 21st and 22nd of September. On Monday the 21st, a solid 8 ft S swell rolls in with a very long 11-second period and combined energy over 1600 (strong). That’s proper groundswell energy. The problem is it’s onshore, so it will be a big, ugly beast. The morning of Tuesday the 22nd is where it might get interesting – still a 5 ft SSE swell, but the wind drops to near glassy with only a light cross-on breeze. That’s the cleanest look of the whole run, making it the standout, but it’s a long way off.
The real bummer is the water temp is sitting at about 55°, which is 3° warmer than average for this time of year – a touch warmer than normal, but still a chilly session.
Most of this stretch, especially with that persistent cross-on wind and those smaller, weak swells, is looking more like a kiter’s playground than a surfer’s paradise. Keep the board waxed and the fingers crossed for that 22nd.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | S 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 79 | 29 | 25 | 48 | 93 | 46 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 194 | 727 | 724 | 542 | 352 | 230 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:18PM0.29m | 6:27AM0.22m | 7:20PM0.27m | 7:10AM0.25m | 8:16PM0.26m | 7:54AM0.27m | 9:07PM0.25m | 8:38AM0.29m | 9:55PM0.23m | 9:23AM0.30m | 10:41PM0.21m | 3:28AM0.20m | 11:26PM0.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.10m | 2:07AM0.11m | 1:59PM0.07m | 3:01AM0.13m | 3:05PM0.04m | 3:50AM0.15m | 4:03PM0.02m | 4:35AM0.16m | 4:56PM0.02m | 00:49AM0.20m | 5:17AM0.17m | 5:46PM0.02m | 1:22AM0.19m | 5:56AM0.18m | 6:35PM0.03m | ||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 79 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 93 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 352 | 230 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | E 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 48 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 24 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | — | 26 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 194 | 727 | 724 | 542 | — | 22 | — | — | 54 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 153 | 744 | 726 | 984 | 977 | 531 | 415 | 232 | 153 | 10 | 279 | 153 | 0 |
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