Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
19.5°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
2
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.1
SW
9
2
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2
SW
8
1.7
SW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
922
741
620
377
363
627
651
657
545
569
602
648
545
446
318
209
153
110
83
67
79
79
64
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:18PM2.55m
1:51AM2.51m
2:09PM2.71m
2:34AM2.67m
2:49PM2.87m
Low Tide
6:12AM1.60m
7:07PM1.50m
7:22AM1.47m
8:01PM1.34m
8:11AM1.31m
8:41PM1.17m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:19
 mm
2
6
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
21
25
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
22
21
20
20
20
19
18
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
15
14
17
22
20
21
21
17
17
16
15
18
18
19
20
21
20
18
20
20
20
21
22
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