Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
20.1° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
78
86
69
71
75
79
82
45
48
40
39
20
33
33
33
33
32
32
32
18
18
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
5
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:23AM2.72m
8:43PM2.82m
9:15AM2.60m
9:40PM2.65m
10:18AM2.51m
Low Tide
1:54AM1.08m
2:05PM1.18m
2:40AM1.23m
2:55PM1.33m
3:30AM1.37m
3:53PM1.45m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
17
20
20
20
20
21
21
19
18
21
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
20
19
20
21
20
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