Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 4 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 623 | 752 | 958 | 925 | 792 | 558 | 363 | 200 | 186 | 131 | 111 | 100 | 95 | 81 | 85 | 70 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 148 | 319 | 329 | 332 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51AM2.51m | 2:09PM2.71m | 2:34AM2.67m | 2:49PM2.87m | 3:11AM2.82m | 3:24PM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM1.47m | 8:01PM1.34m | 8:11AM1.31m | 8:41PM1.17m | 8:50AM1.14m | 9:16PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 5 | NW 9 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 623 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 363 | 200 | 186 | 131 | 111 | 100 | 95 | 81 | 85 | 70 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 319 | 329 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SW 13 | NW 8 | — | — | S 13 | N 7 | SSW 7 | N 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | N 7 | SW 12 | N 6 | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SW 6 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 752 | 958 | 925 | 792 | 558 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 148 | 166 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 149 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 296 | 295 | 565 | 231 | 32 |
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