Praia de Barra Seca
Espírito Santo · Brazil
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Praia de Barra Seca is a E-facing sand beach on the Brazil shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~24.4°C (75.9°F) on average
Jan
26.8°C
80.2°F · 26–28°C
Feb
27.3°C
81.1°F · 26.2–28.3°C
Mar
27.6°C
81.7°F · 25.9–28.6°C
Apr
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25.8–28.4°C
May
25.8°C
78.4°F · 24.5–28°C
Jun
25.1°C
77.2°F · 24–25.8°C
Jul
24.2°C
75.6°F · 23–25.7°C
Aug
24.1°C
75.4°F · 22.8–25.2°C
Sep
24.4°C
75.9°F · 23–25.4°C
Oct
25.1°C
77.2°F · 23.9–26.2°C
Nov
25.9°C
78.6°F · 25.1–27.1°C
Dec
26.4°C
79.5°F · 25.3–27.7°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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