Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 888 | 875 | 862 | 737 | 737 | 620 | 546 | 504 | 593 | 1715 | 2149 | 2700 | 2655 | 2297 | 2039 | 1769 | 1590 | 1389 | 1834 | 1890 | 1756 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:01PM2.50m | 00:42AM2.49m | 12:56PM2.66m | 1:26AM2.66m | 1:38PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM1.48m | 6:06AM1.50m | 6:44PM1.31m | 7:00AM1.32m | 7:29PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 888 | 875 | 862 | 737 | 737 | 620 | 546 | 504 | 593 | 1715 | 2149 | 2700 | 2655 | 2297 | 2039 | 1769 | 1590 | 1389 | 1834 | 1890 | 1756 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 60 | 42 | 20 | — | — | 25 | 95 | 254 | 1055 | 1392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 221 | 221 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 216 | 223 | 224 | 216 | 98 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 349 | 370 | 3 |
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