
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 46 | 109 | 112 | 153 | 192 | 132 | 134 | 120 | 161 | 245 | 418 | 531 | 485 | 285 | 222 | 180 | 169 | 230 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:03AM2.46m | 12:40PM2.53m | 1:11AM2.49m | 1:39PM2.63m | 2:06AM2.56m | 2:28PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM1.51m | 6:18PM1.52m | 6:42AM1.48m | 7:26PM1.44m | 7:40AM1.40m | 8:18PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 7 | NNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NNW 13 |
11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 112 | 153 | 192 | 132 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | S 11 | NNW 6 | N 7 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | NW 12 | S 15 | — |
21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | SW 11 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | N 7 | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 46 | 109 | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | 120 | 161 | 245 | 418 | 531 | 485 | 285 | 222 | 180 | 169 | 230 | 261 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 21 | 79 | 262 | 753 | 1156 | 579 | 99 | 48 | 31 | 112 | 117 | 1154 | 425 | 425 | 319 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 1154 | 1003 | 411 | 54 |
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