Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 76 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 29 | 56 | 146 | 237 | 225 | 269 | 332 | 268 | 337 | 232 | 117 | 112 | 91 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:49PM2.87m | 3:11AM2.82m | 3:24PM3.01m | 3:44AM2.94m | 3:56PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM1.17m | 8:50AM1.14m | 9:16PM1.01m | 9:25AM0.98m | 9:50PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 76 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 225 | 269 | 332 | 268 | 17 | 29 | 117 | 82 | 91 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | SW 12 | NW 8 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 112 | 75 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 28 | 67 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 56 | 146 | 237 | — | — | — | 29 | 337 | 232 | 40 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 149 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 296 | 298 | 295 | 221 | 3 | 2 | 149 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 32 |
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