Praia da Barra surf break

Praia da Barra surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Praia da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today?

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
7
7
6
4
5
5
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111111010101918171616161416151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293621601852168513561072112146070095484866357615432800402562516389599133856265714276457293
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
0
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
3.01
3:19PM
2.90
3:33AM
3.09
3:53PM
2.96
4:06AM
3.15
4:25PM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
1.02
9:01PM
1.00
9:28AM
0.92
9:37PM
0.93
10:04AM
0.85
10:13PM
0.88
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:54-------7:54-------7:54-----
Sunset----5:35-------5:36-------5:37---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------2114
Temp. °C7658910119888101112111110891013131212
Feels °C (?)3326568666678767755510987
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