Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 12PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
3
2
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NW
9
2.1
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.5
NW
15
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.3
NW
14
2.2
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
263
460
1613
1609
3135
3187
2968
2557
1962
1657
1430
1204
1112
1026
977
880
865
726
579
568
457
441
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
15
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:06AM2.52m
8:46PM2.33m
9:34AM2.38m
10:52PM2.25m
11:33AM2.38m
Low Tide
1:46AM1.40m
2:21PM1.47m
2:42AM1.57m
3:32PM1.61m
4:01AM1.68m
5:09PM1.63m
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>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
20
20
19
21
22
22
21
23
26
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
31
31
27
29
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
16
15
19
20
20
19
22
23
20
21
22
24
24
24
25
27
26
23
25
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