Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 188 | 228 | 287 | 327 | 302 | 247 | 204 | 220 | 220 | 300 | 345 | 310 | 277 | 215 | 153 | 133 | 125 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:35PM3.19m | 6:55AM2.93m | 7:13PM3.00m | 7:32AM2.79m | 7:52PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.89m | 12:44PM0.96m | 1:10AM1.05m | 1:24PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 302 | 247 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 277 | 215 | 153 | 133 | 125 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 183 | 188 | 228 | 287 | 327 | — | — | 204 | 220 | 220 | 300 | 345 | 310 | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 131 | 94 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 393 | 397 | 54 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 221 | 222 | 0 | 3 |
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