Surf in Praia da Barra, Aveiro
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Aveiro · Center · Portugal

Praia da Barra

Today · beginner: ideal · 0.7 m waist high · offshore wind

The first school on this beach to accept gets the lesson. If none accepts, your money comes back.

0.7 m now
Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.7m now at the spot Read at 20:29 (Lisbon) Live
Small surf · favourable conditions for beginners · still refining
Soft 0.7 m waves with light wind. If it's your first time (or your first times), the sea works, and this day's reading is still firming up. The forecast may change: confirm two hours before.
★ The same beach is gold for one level and flat for another — we tell you which one is yours.
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Forecast · next 7 days

Now 0.7 m, the best day of the week.
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Suggestion by level
N S E W
Wave 1.1m at the spot · swell NW 1.1m out at sea · 14sWind ESE · 2 km/h
Best surf: done for today · tomorrow 09–11h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall7.5 · Very Good · 09h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Technical detail
Today's hourly
Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)
Wave and wind chart: waves up to 1.1 m, wind up to 11 km/h 0.000.3100.7201.0301.440 1.1m07h08h09h10h11h12h13h14h15h16h17h18h19h20h
Today's hourly
Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)
Wave and wind chart: waves up to 1.1 m, wind up to 11 km/h 0.000.3100.7201.0301.440 1.1m07h09h11h13h15h17h19h
The sea right now

Live map

Map of Praia da Barra

This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.

Sea flow

The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.

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About the beach

Praia da Barra

Sandy beach by the lighthouse and the Aveiro harbour wall, which shapes the banks, with lefts and rights. Guides disagree on the tide. Dangerous currents and a crowded line-up.

BottomSand
ExposureExposed
Best swellNW-W
FacesWest
CrowdSome people
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Spot guide

Surfing Praia da Barra

Praia da Barra is a surf beach in Aveiro, Portugal, with 1 surf school.

What level is Praia da Barra for?

Praia da Barra has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.

What is the bottom like at Praia da Barra?

The bottom is sand. It is the most forgiving bottom for learning and for wipeouts, though the sandbanks shift through the year.

When does Praia da Barra work best?

Praia da Barra is an exposed beach that picks up much of the Atlantic swell, so it works often through the year. It is usually best with swell from NW-W. The beach faces West.

Where

On the map

Mapa de Praia da Barra
Praia da Barra
Praia da Barra
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