Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Barra surf forecast from 16 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 27 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period, WNW swell with 18,160 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 22 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s 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 Sunday (Nov 22) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. 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 6.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 10s period and expected on Monday (Nov 30) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 27th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Barra over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1005 | 978 | 424 | 758 | 2433 | 1070 | 1026 | 5146 | 12068 | 15621 | 17157 | 15600 | 12636 | 9126 | 5186 | 3225 | 1787 | 1107 | 1100 | 1198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:37PM2.18m | 8:01AM2.37m | 8:38PM2.08m | 9:04AM2.29m | 9:51PM2.06m | 10:13AM2.29m | 11:01PM2.15m | 11:17AM2.37m | 00:00AM2.32m | 12:13PM2.52m | 00:50AM2.53m | 1:03PM2.69m | 1:35AM2.75m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.99m | 2:26PM0.99m | 2:33AM1.08m | 3:35PM1.01m | 3:47AM1.11m | 4:44PM0.95m | 5:00AM1.04m | 5:43PM0.81m | 6:01AM0.90m | 6:34PM0.63m | 6:53AM0.70m | 7:19PM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | N 15 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1005 | 978 | 424 | 758 | 4 | 1070 | 1026 | 5146 | 12068 | 15621 | 17157 | 15600 | 12636 | 9126 | 5186 | 3225 | 1787 | 1107 | 1100 | 1198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | W 15 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 164 | 103 | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 359 | 604 | 2433 | 454 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 156 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 53 | 194 | 194 | 230 | 194 | 333 | 354 | 194 | 231 | 456 | 298 | 386 | 231 | 386 | 575 | 45 | 53 | 53 | 60 |
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