Surf Forecasts:
La Barra surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 26 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 26 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period, SSE swell with 1,376 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE 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 Saturday (Nov 14) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. 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 2.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 26) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Thu 26th Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Thu 26th Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Barra over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 3 | E 10 | E 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 73 | 105 | 96 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 4:13AM0.18m | 1:44PM0.20m | 2:51AM0.19m | |||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.05m | 1:25AM0.15m | 6:17PM0.07m | 6:52PM0.08m | 7:26PM0.10m | 7:59PM0.11m | 3:10AM0.17m | 8:37PM0.12m | 8:52AM0.15m | 9:19PM0.14m | |||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 53 | 22 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 105 | 96 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 50 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 73 | 80 | 72 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 46 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 77 | 155 | 77 | 935 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 418 | 153 | 24 | 1 | 935 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 0 |
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