Praia da Barra surf break

Praia da Barra surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 WEST
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Praia da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today?

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
4
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
NW
18
1
NW
17
1.1
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
359
353
284
270
205
195
379
573
669
813
939
868
844
833
736
716
623
562
495
488
424
405
367
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59PM2.98m
3:13AM3.09m
3:32PM3.06m
3:47AM3.09m
4:04PM3.09m
4:19AM3.06m
Low Tide
8:33AM1.01m
8:45PM1.02m
9:05AM0.95m
9:19PM0.94m
9:36AM0.91m
9:53PM0.90m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:37
6:35
6:33
6:33
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8:28
8:29
8:30
8:30
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
9
10
10
13
13
13
16
15
13
12
12
14
14
13
14
15
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
1
NW
17
1.1
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
371
359
353
284
270
205
195
191
573
669
813
939
868
844
833
736
716
623
562
495
488
424
405
367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NW
19
0.8
NW
18
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Energy kJ
51
49
50
50
35
35
179
379
191
146
135
133
165
174
191
206
206
198
154
151
146
108
98
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
NW
18
0.4
NW
20
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
6
12
99
34
33
19
19
11
6
11
8
4
4
4
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
4
15
17
17
17
15
17
16
12
9
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
50
149
221
149
0
21
21
9
66
140
152
0
0
0
0
0
0
149
149
216
21
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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