Praia da Barra surf break

Praia da Barra surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 WEST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today?

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
682
595
584
595
533
514
516
531
381
381
381
312
300
294
250
245
201
205
181
177
146
143
116
162
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
20
NW
20
N
20
NNW
20
ENE
15
NW
15
W
5
NNW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
NE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
S
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
S
5
S
5
NE
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:39AM2.63m
9:01PM2.82m
9:53AM2.55m
10:15PM2.76m
11:06AM2.55m
11:26PM2.75m
Low Tide
2:13PM1.30m
3:05AM1.22m
3:19PM1.41m
4:17AM1.30m
4:32PM1.44m
5:27AM1.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:52
8:52
8:52
1
3
Temp °C
21
25
24
21
22
24
21
17
20
24
20
19
21
18
18
18
20
23
21
20
22
20
19
18
19
22
20
16
17
19
19
15
20
23
17
17
21
19
19
17
21
21
19
19
22
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
682
595
584
595
533
514
516
531
381
381
381
312
300
294
250
245
201
205
181
177
146
143
116
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.2
N
9
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NW
16
0.6
WNW
16
Energy kJ
3
2
2
1
8
8
2
2
23
21
7
24
24
22
11
6
6
1
1
1
7
6
67
162
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
SW
13
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
NW
17
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
7
7
6
6
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
6
12
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
8
6
6
5
22
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
175
94
267
154
74
21
55
83
9
96
246
9
0
0
0
0
0
149
149
50
0
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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