Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 2PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
1.1
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
2.3
NNW
7
3
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.4
NNW
10
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
59
41
66
159
479
853
1196
1226
1114
949
848
1446
1904
2039
1599
1034
899
815
799
1079
996
1213
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
N
35
N
25
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
35
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:15AM3.00m
6:32PM2.94m
6:46AM2.85m
7:05PM2.73m
7:21AM2.69m
7:43PM2.52m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.93m
00:28AM1.04m
12:47PM1.10m
1:04AM1.22m
1:29PM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
17
16
14
16
14
13
12
13
13
12
14
12
12
13
15
18
16
17
14
13
12
13
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