Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 5AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1074 | 1063 | 829 | 628 | 581 | 631 | 179 | 166 | 218 | 248 | 91 | 120 | 176 | 371 | 589 | 763 | 899 | 915 | 1018 | 888 | 875 | 862 | 749 | 737 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:43AM2.43m | 10:02PM2.26m | 10:39AM2.40m | 11:41PM2.33m | 12:01PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM1.54m | 2:59PM1.55m | 3:23AM1.64m | 4:24PM1.58m | 4:51AM1.63m | 5:45PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1074 | 1063 | 829 | 628 | 581 | 23 | 179 | 77 | 218 | 248 | 91 | 120 | 176 | 371 | 589 | 763 | 899 | 915 | 1018 | 888 | 875 | 862 | 749 | 737 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NNW 5 | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 23 | 166 | 86 | 59 | 72 | 57 | 159 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 39 | — | 22 | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | N 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 62 | 27 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | — | NE 3 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 631 | 91 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 160 | 206 | 159 | 149 | 140 | 100 | 64 | 42 | 21 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 221 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 117 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
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