Surf Forecasts:
La Barra surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 24 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, E swell with 364 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S 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 Sunday (Nov 15) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Barra in the next 16 days are 1.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 24th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Barra over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 4 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 70 | 81 | 64 | 44 | 36 | 76 | 104 | 115 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41PM0.20m | 9:14AM0.31m | 10:20PM0.19m | 9:52AM0.30m | 11:00PM0.18m | 10:28AM0.28m | 11:42PM0.18m | 11:02AM0.26m | 00:29AM0.18m | 11:36AM0.23m | 1:16AM0.18m | 5:03AM0.18m | 12:20PM0.21m | 2:22AM0.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.04m | 00:48AM0.15m | 5:38PM0.05m | 1:25AM0.15m | 6:17PM0.07m | 6:52PM0.08m | 7:26PM0.10m | 7:59PM0.11m | 3:10AM0.17m | 8:37PM0.12m | |||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 32 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 64 | 44 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 10 | S 18 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 49 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 18 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 18 | — | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 70 | 81 | 64 | 36 | — | 6 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | E 4 | — | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 53 | 80 | 106 | — | 8 | — | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 76 | 104 | 115 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 935 | 1195 | 170 | 155 | 1 | 66 | 66 | 935 | 726 | 726 | 155 | 530 | 3 | 156 | 3 | 10 | 114 | 153 | 114 | 114 | 10 |
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