Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
20.9° C
1.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
1
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
173
143
140
88
86
84
77
50
31
38
51
48
65
62
61
62
88
309
453
465
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:32AM2.79m
7:52PM2.79m
8:14AM2.64m
8:38PM2.57m
9:09AM2.49m
9:47PM2.39m
Low Tide
1:24PM1.12m
1:49AM1.22m
2:08PM1.30m
2:33AM1.39m
3:02PM1.47m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
22
22
22
21
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
18
18
18
20
20
18
19
19
Feels °C
23
22
23
24
23
23
20
20
22
20
21
22
23
19
20
20
22
20
15
16
15
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