Praia da Barra surf break

Praia da Barra surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 WET
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Praia da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today?

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 9AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.5
WNW
2.4
NW
1.9
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313121212121111111111101010101816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919484957462696559805023398034893049225618521685135610721121460700687848706453106622473352
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
WSW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
0
E
10
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
20
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
2.91
2:44PM
2.82
2:59AM
3.01
3:19PM
2.90
3:33AM
3.09
3:53PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
1.14
8:23PM
1.11
8:52AM
1.02
9:01PM
1.00
9:28AM
0.92
9:37PM
0.93
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--7:56-------7:54-------7:54-----
Sunset----5:34-------5:35-------5:36---
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-21-------------1----
Temp. °C8779111098776891111910981012111110
Feels °C (?)6446107653326679686653244
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