Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 2AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1715 | 1413 | 1208 | 1084 | 862 | 1190 | 988 | 914 | 981 | 1100 | 1086 | 961 | 1049 | 1065 | 1167 | 1264 | 1105 | 781 | 460 | 361 | 302 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM2.91m | 4:21AM3.01m | 4:40PM2.80m | 4:54AM2.91m | 5:15PM2.68m | 5:30AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.99m | 10:22AM1.00m | 10:31PM1.08m | 11:00AM1.10m | 11:09PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1715 | 1413 | 1208 | 1084 | 862 | 338 | 988 | 914 | 865 | 961 | 1086 | 961 | 998 | 1065 | 752 | 552 | 1105 | 781 | 460 | 361 | 302 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 250 | 215 | 208 | 281 | 70 | — | 592 | 166 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 51 | 118 | 195 | 189 | 22 | 287 | 400 | 368 | 311 | 237 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 45 | — | — | 13 | 22 | 41 | 56 | 74 | 69 | 29 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 427 | 1190 | 804 | 707 | 981 | 1100 | 1060 | 940 | 1049 | 989 | 1167 | 1264 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 53 | 96 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 228 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 228 | 222 | 262 | 221 | 231 | 96 | 127 | 231 | 0 |
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