Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 3PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 980 | 1053 | 1197 | 1178 | 1080 | 1161 | 1161 | 1009 | 1154 | 1194 | 588 | 449 | 404 | 353 | 280 | 234 | 199 | 167 | 202 | 156 | 147 | 172 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.80m | 4:54AM2.91m | 5:15PM2.68m | 5:30AM2.79m | 5:56PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM1.00m | 10:31PM1.08m | 11:00AM1.10m | 11:09PM1.19m | 11:42AM1.22m | 11:53PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1081 | 980 | 1034 | 1065 | 1178 | 1069 | 1161 | 1161 | 1009 | 1154 | 383 | 588 | 449 | 404 | 353 | 280 | 234 | 199 | 167 | 108 | 111 | 147 | 75 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 580 | — | 6 | 6 | 52 | 51 | 118 | 247 | 768 | 495 | 42 | 446 | 368 | 311 | 237 | 176 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 202 | 156 | 102 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | NNW 11 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 45 | — | — | 243 | 23 | — | 55 | 48 | 43 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 820 | 1053 | 1197 | 1176 | 1080 | 1154 | 1109 | — | — | 1194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 228 | 296 | 221 | 295 | 96 | 99 | 62 | 32 | 0 | 221 | 31 | 149 | 3 | 32 | 108 | 316 |
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