Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
670 | 648 | 600 | 500 | 439 | 349 | 221 | 168 | 165 | 119 | 253 | 827 | 939 | 741 | 603 | 432 | 371 | 361 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.32m | 12:09PM2.43m | 00:52AM2.38m | 1:18PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM1.59m | 4:45AM1.63m | 5:45PM1.61m | 6:12AM1.60m | 7:07PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 |
57 | 42 | 42 | 500 | 439 | 349 | 221 | 168 | 165 | 119 | 253 | 827 | 939 | 741 | 603 | 432 | 371 | 361 | 531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 86 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
6 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 86 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
670 | 648 | 600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 55 | 71 | 82 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 476 | 352 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 221 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
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