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Playa del Barco surfForecast / North / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 -03
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Playa del Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa del Barco sea temperature is
23.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa del Barco today?

The current surf forecast for Playa del Barco at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Playa del Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)66666666677779787456714109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)665542332526191818111122110011432
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.47
7:31AM
0.27
2:26PM
0.38
8:37PM
0.28
2:47AM
0.48
8:33AM
0.25
3:19PM
0.35
10:01PM
0.30
3:35AM
0.49
9:42AM
0.24
4:12PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
0.24
10:44AM
0.13
5:51PM
0.19
10:54PM
0.23
6:49AM
0.23
11:42AM
0.14
6:40PM
0.17
11:45PM
0.28
7:46AM
0.21
12:43PM
0.14
7:28PM
0.16
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:35-------5:35-------5:37-----
Sunset------7:49-------7:47-------7:47-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020212323222121212123242423232222212324242322
Feels °C (?)212121222323222223222325252423242324232624242322
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