Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.1
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
9
0.5
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
978
829
628
527
242
215
166
218
213
91
166
160
371
589
763
899
915
915
888
875
862
749
749
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
0
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:43AM2.43m
10:02PM2.26m
10:39AM2.40m
11:41PM2.33m
12:01PM2.50m
Low Tide
2:08AM1.54m
2:59PM1.55m
3:23AM1.64m
4:24PM1.58m
4:51AM1.63m
5:45PM1.48m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
20
23
23
20
17
15
13
13
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
14
12
11
16
18
18
16
12
11
10
10
13
11
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
16
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