Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Issued: 5 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is

16.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	SW 7	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	WNW 14	W 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	SSW 7	SSW 8	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	243	171	157	119	119	92	165	244	209	139	118	99	70	54	50	69	134	176	152	140	153	270	1351	1378	1149	1419
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	WSW	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	00:59AM2.89m				1:13PM3.06m				1:37AM3.00m				1:53PM3.11m				2:13AM3.08m				2:29PM3.11m				2:46AM3.12m
Low Tide			6:44AM1.12m				7:11PM0.99m				7:24AM1.01m				7:46PM0.93m				8:01AM0.93m				8:18PM0.90m


	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	2	8	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3
Temp °C	11	11	12	14	13	11	14	15	16	16	17	19	21	19	20	20	18	19	20	22	24	22	21	19	19	19
Feels °C	8	7	8	9	10	6	10	12	13	13	15	17	20	18	18	17	14	14	14	16	18	17	16	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 11	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	WNW 11	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 10	WNW 10	—
kJ	243	171	157	119	119	43	165	244	209	139	118	99	70	54	45	45	36	38	56	94	95	113	1351	1378	20	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	W 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	—
kJ	6	5	3	2	1	92	55	53	50	25	25	25	47	47	50	69	134	176	152	140	63	66	38	22	20	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	N 5	NW 13	SW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	SW 11	W 16	WNW 14	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	S 13	—	—	W 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	6	6	5	—	1	7	5	15	14	23	5	5	20	31	30	12	3	—	—	48	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	S 4	SE 3	—	SE 2	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	SE 3	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSW 10	SW 10
kJ	—	—	2	2	7	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	6	4	153	270	6	8	1149	1419
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	31	0	3	31	31	9	9	0	0	31	0	0	0	3	3	32	287	222	50	221	222	228	148
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	2	2	1	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9

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