Surf Forecasts:
Praia da Barra surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period, WNW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period, WNW swell with 19,801 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia da Barra this week:
The surf forecast for Praia da Barra over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia da Barra in the next 16 days are 6.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia da Barra over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1193 | 1283 | 1009 | 1194 | 404 | 232 | 191 | 164 | 244 | 285 | 855 | 506 | 694 | 1833 | 1226 | 1149 | 2377 | 11591 | 19801 | 13275 |
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 | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.80m | 4:54AM2.91m | 5:15PM2.68m | 5:30AM2.79m | 5:56PM2.55m | 6:13AM2.67m | 6:48PM2.44m | 7:10AM2.56m | 8:04PM2.36m | 8:30AM2.50m | 9:30PM2.37m | 9:52AM2.53m | 10:41PM2.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM1.08m | 11:00AM1.10m | 11:09PM1.19m | 11:42AM1.22m | 11:53PM1.32m | 12:30PM1.33m | 00:44AM1.44m | 1:28PM1.42m | 1:45AM1.52m | 2:35PM1.46m | 2:56AM1.54m | 3:45PM1.42m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 6 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 961 | 1161 | 1009 | 1194 | 404 | 232 | 191 | 164 | 30 | 217 | 855 | 506 | 433 | 89 | 78 | 39 | 8 | 11591 | 19801 | 12129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | N 8 | W 10 | WSW 7 | — | NW 12 | NNW 15 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 51 | 752 | 329 | 311 | 170 | 167 | 104 | 6 | 49 | 70 | — | 38 | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 5 | N 11 | WNW 12 | N 10 | — | NW 17 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 243 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 2 | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 1193 | 1283 | — | 1131 | — | — | — | — | 244 | 285 | 194 | 428 | 694 | 1833 | 1226 | 1149 | 2377 | — | — | 13275 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 222 | 222 | 228 | 32 | 0 | 149 | 3 | 393 | 233 | 221 | 221 | 127 | 349 | 299 | 349 | 405 | 370 | 536 | 403 |
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