Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
19.5°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 11PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.2
SW
9
2.2
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
627
651
736
665
719
919
979
813
587
353
265
198
161
134
111
104
97
76
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:18PM2.55m
1:51AM2.51m
2:09PM2.71m
2:34AM2.67m
2:49PM2.87m
Low Tide
7:07PM1.50m
7:22AM1.47m
8:01PM1.34m
8:11AM1.31m
8:41PM1.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:19
 mm
2
6
3
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
19
21
20
17
17
16
15
15
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
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