Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 4AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2
NW
10
2
NW
10
2.2
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
2
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.5
NW
15
3
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1196
1127
1021
866
920
1446
1860
2094
1599
1151
818
769
753
932
762
1047
949
645
319
247
1408
1609
2953
3231
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
N
35
N
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
30
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
20
NW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:46AM2.85m
7:05PM2.73m
7:21AM2.69m
7:43PM2.52m
8:06AM2.52m
8:46PM2.33m
Low Tide
00:28AM1.04m
12:47PM1.10m
1:04AM1.22m
1:29PM1.29m
1:46AM1.40m
2:21PM1.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
17
17
19
22
20
20
22
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
12
11
13
15
17
15
17
14
13
12
14
16
14
15
18
18
15
16
19
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