
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Barra today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Barra at 5PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
990 | 1172 | 1174 | 521 | 460 | 350 | 295 | 240 | 204 | 170 | 167 | 140 | 117 | 136 | 186 | 266 | 407 | 592 | 675 | 797 | 921 | 885 | 845 | 782 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15PM2.68m | 5:30AM2.79m | 5:56PM2.55m | 6:13AM2.67m | 6:48PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM1.10m | 11:09PM1.19m | 11:42AM1.22m | 11:53PM1.32m | 12:30PM1.33m | 00:44AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
861 | 1172 | 1174 | 521 | 460 | 350 | 295 | 240 | 204 | 164 | 164 | 140 | 114 | 136 | 186 | 34 | 30 | 50 | 675 | 797 | 921 | 885 | 845 | 782 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | WSW 10 | WNW 12 | N 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 9 |
239 | 552 | 383 | 446 | 368 | 311 | 237 | 217 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 133 | 117 | 102 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 2 | 164 | — | — | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 23 | 59 | 74 | 65 | 43 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
990 | 1041 | 749 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | 407 | 592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 221 | 222 | 222 | 32 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 221 | 221 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 305 | 355 | 365 | 221 | 0 | 66 | 108 | 118 | 140 |
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