
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1435 | 1396 | 1230 | 965 | 922 | 824 | 722 | 714 | 669 | 597 | 578 | 542 | 515 | 437 | 303 | 258 | 319 | 817 | 969 | 1117 | 1468 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:18PM2.87m | 2:41AM2.85m | 2:53PM3.04m | 3:13AM3.00m | 3:25PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM1.30m | 8:10PM1.13m | 8:21AM1.11m | 8:45PM0.95m | 8:56AM0.93m | 9:19PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
1435 | 1396 | 1230 | 965 | 922 | 824 | 722 | 714 | 669 | 597 | 578 | 542 | 515 | 437 | 303 | 258 | 187 | 817 | 969 | 1117 | 1468 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 10 | NW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 21 | WNW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
100 | 76 | 64 | — | 34 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 319 | 170 | 148 | 124 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
66 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 56 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 224 | 54 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 54 | 223 | 224 | 224 | 216 |
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