Surf Forecasts:
Praia da Barra surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period, WNW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period, WNW swell with 16,755 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 18 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WNW 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 Wednesday (Nov 18) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.5m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore 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 Thursday (Nov 19) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Nov 23) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia da Barra over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 507 | 528 | 399 | 878 | 984 | 797 | 748 | 3506 | 10105 | 14476 | 16755 | 14085 | 11841 | 9354 | 5418 | 3871 | 1979 | 904 | 920 | 1349 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:48PM2.44m | 7:10AM2.56m | 8:04PM2.36m | 8:30AM2.50m | 9:30PM2.37m | 9:52AM2.53m | 10:41PM2.47m | 10:57AM2.64m | 11:35PM2.61m | 11:49AM2.78m | 00:21AM2.77m | 12:35PM2.92m | 1:03AM2.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM1.44m | 1:28PM1.42m | 1:45AM1.52m | 2:35PM1.46m | 2:56AM1.54m | 3:45PM1.42m | 4:06AM1.47m | 4:48PM1.31m | 5:08AM1.34m | 5:42PM1.16m | 6:01AM1.18m | 6:29PM1.01m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 507 | 528 | 399 | 41 | 984 | 797 | 748 | 3506 | 10105 | 14476 | 16755 | 14085 | 11841 | 9354 | 5418 | 3871 | 1979 | 904 | 920 | 1349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 15 | NW 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 161 | 94 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 14 | WSW 9 | N 18 | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 65 | 8 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 95 | 878 | 253 | 318 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 7818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 58 | 149 | 349 | 316 | 349 | 437 | 316 | 316 | 149 | 536 | 400 | 400 | 370 | 366 | 396 | 0 | 32 | 140 | 0 |
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