Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Barra surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 1 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period, NW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 1 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period, NW swell with 928 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 1 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with NW 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 Wednesday (Jul 01) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Barra in the next 16 days are 2.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Barra over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 763 | 928 | 825 | 140 | 55 | 28 | 81 | 183 | 186 | 125 | 80 | 55 | 48 | 28 | 32 | 81 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41AM2.64m | 5:56PM2.90m | 6:16AM2.63m | 6:31PM2.91m | 6:51AM2.61m | 7:06PM2.88m | 7:27AM2.57m | 7:42PM2.83m | 8:06AM2.52m | 8:20PM2.76m | 8:48AM2.48m | 9:04PM2.67m | 9:37AM2.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.46m | 11:39AM0.51m | 00:10AM0.45m | 12:13PM0.49m | 00:46AM0.45m | 12:48PM0.51m | 1:21AM0.48m | 1:24PM0.55m | 1:58AM0.51m | 2:02PM0.62m | 2:38AM0.56m | 2:45PM0.69m | 3:23AM0.61m | 3:37PM0.77m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | 10:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 11 | — | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 763 | 745 | — | 140 | 55 | 28 | 81 | 183 | 186 | 125 | 80 | 55 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 81 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | SW 16 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | SW 16 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | — | SW 12 | NW 8 | S 13 | NW 12 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | N 5 | NNW 8 | N 5 | ENE 3 | NW 6 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 165 | 928 | 825 | 343 | 33 | 125 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 60 | 82 | 208 | 64 | 45 | 208 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 106 | 116 | 224 |
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