Praia da Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.64° N 8.75° W

Praia da Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.0° 

Praia da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 3AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
610
849
1034
1027
1042
1084
1039
913
712
508
412
313
239
182
173
177
182
206
320
399
383
367
328
260
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:14AM3.04m
4:27PM3.22m
4:45AM3.10m
4:57PM3.26m
5:14AM3.11m
5:28PM3.26m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.86m
10:23PM0.78m
10:33AM0.78m
10:57PM0.73m
11:07AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
14
17
18
19
18
19
18
18
17
18
17
17
20
21
22
21
19
20
19
18
17
17
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