Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
20.7° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)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 night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
1
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NW
7
2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.9
NW
10
2
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
62
61
80
93
281
282
284
955
999
962
788
725
772
748
748
648
544
394
255
199
165
116
86
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SE
10
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
0
WNW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:09AM2.49m
9:47PM2.39m
10:35AM2.40m
11:28PM2.32m
12:09PM2.43m
Low Tide
2:33AM1.39m
3:02PM1.47m
3:29AM1.54m
4:14PM1.59m
4:45AM1.63m
5:45PM1.61m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
20
21
21
20
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
13
14
14
15
18
16
14
17
18
18
19
19
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