Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 349 | 221 | 168 | 165 | 119 | 253 | 827 | 836 | 661 | 535 | 377 | 371 | 543 | 535 | 607 | 493 | 574 | 702 | 589 | 403 | 320 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:09PM2.43m | 00:52AM2.38m | 1:18PM2.55m | 1:51AM2.51m | 2:09PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM1.63m | 5:45PM1.61m | 6:12AM1.60m | 7:07PM1.50m | 7:22AM1.47m | 8:01PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 7 |
411 | 349 | 221 | 168 | 165 | 119 | 86 | 827 | 836 | 661 | 535 | 377 | 371 | 543 | 535 | 607 | 493 | 574 | 702 | 11 | 10 | 320 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 253 | 76 | 51 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 18 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 86 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 59 | 66 | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 16 | 589 | 403 | 170 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 9 | 50 | 96 | 96 | 135 | 216 | 222 | 222 | 32 |
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