Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
20.3°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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
W
14
1.7
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2
SW
9
2.1
SW
8
2
SW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
119
253
827
922
741
620
377
363
348
632
621
596
519
682
767
594
424
297
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:52AM2.38m
1:18PM2.55m
1:51AM2.51m
2:09PM2.71m
Low Tide
5:45PM1.61m
6:12AM1.60m
7:07PM1.50m
7:22AM1.47m
8:01PM1.34m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:20
 mm
3
6
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
17
21
20
18
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
16
15
14
18
19
16
19
19
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
20
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