Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Barra surf forecast from 21 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 28 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 28 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, WNW swell with 3,128 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 23 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Barra this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Barra over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Barra in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 28) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Barra over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 5 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 |
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 kJ | 24 | 40 | 37 | 120 | 99 | 71 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 63 | 49 | 210 | 290 | 422 | 543 | 387 | 323 | 99 | 212 | 1876 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:14PM2.69m | 10:54AM2.38m | 11:15PM2.52m | 11:56AM2.35m | 00:18AM2.41m | 12:57PM2.37m | 1:20AM2.36m | 1:52PM2.43m | 2:15AM2.37m | 2:41PM2.52m | 3:04AM2.43m | 3:24PM2.62m | 3:48AM2.50m | 4:05PM2.72m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.64m | 4:54PM0.84m | 5:38AM0.76m | 6:01PM0.90m | 6:37AM0.82m | 7:07PM0.90m | 7:32AM0.84m | 8:05PM0.85m | 8:22AM0.81m | 8:55PM0.77m | 9:07AM0.75m | 9:38PM0.68m | 9:48AM0.68m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
 | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | 10:15 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 40 | 36 | 120 | 99 | 71 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 63 | 40 | 210 | 290 | 422 | 543 | 387 | 20 | 99 | 96 | 1876 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 14 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 212 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 6 | W 12 | N 7 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 26 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 323 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 228 | 1072 | 116 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 232 | 40 | 40 | 196 | 40 | 40 | 45 |
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