Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.8° 

Praia da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 5AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
7
2
NNW
11
2.2
NW
10
2
NNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
W
14
1.4
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
920
1012
788
725
710
648
648
588
490
349
255
216
165
129
105
132
537
606
507
450
434
441
452
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
10:35AM2.40m
11:28PM2.32m
12:09PM2.43m
00:52AM2.38m
1:18PM2.55m
Low Tide
3:29AM1.54m
4:14PM1.59m
4:45AM1.63m
5:45PM1.61m
6:12AM1.60m
7:07PM1.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
15
15
16
13
14
15
17
20
16
14
18
18
18
19
19
17
15
12
18
19
20
20
20
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