Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Barra surf forecast from 25 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period, NW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period, NW swell with 1,450 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 27 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 Saturday (Jun 27) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Barra in the next 16 days are 2.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Barra over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | WNW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 206 | 180 | 131 | 304 | 220 | 220 | 99 | 96 | 144 | 307 | 617 | 771 | 745 | 298 | 557 | 100 | 103 | 0 | 309 | 1276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM2.37m | 2:41PM2.52m | 3:04AM2.43m | 3:24PM2.62m | 3:48AM2.50m | 4:05PM2.72m | 4:28AM2.56m | 4:43PM2.80m | 5:05AM2.61m | 5:20PM2.87m | 5:41AM2.64m | 5:56PM2.90m | 6:16AM2.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.85m | 8:22AM0.81m | 8:55PM0.77m | 9:07AM0.75m | 9:38PM0.68m | 9:48AM0.68m | 10:18PM0.58m | 10:26AM0.61m | 10:57PM0.51m | 11:03AM0.55m | 11:34PM0.46m | 11:39AM0.51m | 00:10AM0.45m | 12:13PM0.49m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | 10:15 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 10 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 109 | 206 | 180 | 131 | 304 | 220 | 220 | 99 | 96 | 39 | 307 | 617 | 6 | 6 | 298 | 3 | 100 | 103 | — | 309 | 1276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 115 | 42 | 22 | — | 79 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 6 | — | SW 15 | — | NNW 9 | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 5 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 33 | 62 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 39 | — | 771 | 745 | 44 | 557 | 124 | 62 | 252 | 126 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 46 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 40 | 49 | 270 | 82 | 82 | 188 | 143 | 196 | 188 | 106 |
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