Praia da Barra surf break

Praia da Barra surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Praia da Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia da Barra sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today?

The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 8PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
0
!
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)161416151514141414131313141516161616161614131415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)599137146432748277077462720165066016543656037907128311857520638203231860914867125401165010382120921723022681
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
35
S
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
W
25
SSW
35
S
45
WSW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrossoncross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
2.99
4:38AM
3.17
4:58PM
2.98
5:11AM
3.16
5:32PM
2.94
5:46AM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
0.85
10:13PM
0.88
10:40AM
0.82
10:50PM
0.87
11:18AM
0.83
11:28PM
0.91
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise7:54-------7:52-------7:52-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:38-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1111281431111111--4171122
Temp. °C81013141313111415151413121212121212101512111010
Feels °C (?)3611109851111975445787373101
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