Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (23 Aug):
- 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 11PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
363 | 627 | 651 | 736 | 665 | 719 | 919 | 979 | 813 | 587 | 353 | 265 | 198 | 161 | 134 | 111 | 104 | 97 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:18PM2.55m | 1:51AM2.51m | 2:09PM2.71m | 2:34AM2.67m | 2:49PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM1.50m | 7:22AM1.47m | 8:01PM1.34m | 8:11AM1.31m | 8:41PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
363 | 11 | 11 | 736 | 665 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 353 | 265 | 198 | 161 | 134 | 111 | 104 | 97 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | N 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 6 | N 8 | NW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 |
7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SSE 3 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
103 | 627 | 651 | — | 3 | 719 | 919 | 979 | 813 | 587 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 32 | 0 | 96 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 222 | 149 | 149 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 149 | 149 | 2 |
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