Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
500
384
278
187
183
188
222
279
327
302
253
204
187
192
251
318
285
226
220
202
136
119
122
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
5
N
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
SE
5
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
0
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:19AM3.05m
6:35PM3.19m
6:55AM2.93m
7:13PM3.00m
7:32AM2.79m
7:52PM2.79m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.83m
00:33AM0.89m
12:44PM0.96m
1:10AM1.05m
1:24PM1.12m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
24
24
22
22
23
23
24
24
27
27
25
23
22
21
21
21
24
24
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
25
22
19
21
22
23
25
25
27
25
23
23
24
22
22
22
24
22
23
26
24
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