Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
19.4°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.3
SW
6
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
212
232
286
136
245
411
610
832
1132
1121
1192
1269
1039
862
683
552
412
313
239
182
173
173
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:44AM2.94m
3:56PM3.13m
4:14AM3.04m
4:27PM3.22m
4:45AM3.10m
4:57PM3.26m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.98m
9:50PM0.88m
9:59AM0.86m
10:23PM0.78m
10:33AM0.78m
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
3
6
3
1
Temp °C
16
15
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
14
12
14
12
15
18
18
16
15
14
17
19
19
20
19
18
19
17
18
17
17
18
21
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