Surf Forecasts:
Barbate River surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, WNW swell with 107 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barbate River this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Barbate River in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barbate River over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up. Gotta be straight with you—this one’s a bit of a bummer. We’ve got nearly two weeks of very little to get excited about, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board.
The whole 16-day window is a flat spell for the Barbate River. We’re looking at tiny, weak waves for the foreseeable future. From now through to the 24th of September, the swell height barely cracks 0.7 ft, and the energy is pathetically weak, with values mostly in the single digits and teens (13 to 145). The wind is a constant cross-off from the east, but it’s howling at 22 to 34 mph for much of the first week, turning conditions into a washing machine. The odd afternoon might see a light breeze, but with no swell to work with, it doesn’t matter.
There is a little blip on Wednesday the 16th where the swell bumps up to 3 ft with the combined energy hitting 113, but it’s a short-period 6 to 8 second wind swell, and it’s coming straight onshore or cross-onshore. The river mouth is exposed, so that onshore wind is going to chop it up badly. This is really more of a kite-surf setup than anything you’d want to paddle into. For the beginner crew, anything over 5 ft is a no-go, but here the issue is the lack of any real wave.
After that, it’s back to dust. From the 19th right through the 24th, we’re looking at barely 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft waves, if that. The water temperature anomaly isn't given for the first break, so I can't comment on that, but the energy readings are pathetic—single digits. We finally get a glassy, flat morning on the 24th, but you could waterski across it. The last few days of the month show a slight lift to 2 ft to 3 ft by the 27th, but the period is still short (5 to 6 seconds) and the energy is still weak (18 to 65). The wind stays cross-off, keeping it clean, but there’s just nothing to ride.
Honestly, this is a classic blank run for a river mouth setup. It tends to go quiet and stay quiet. Don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 101 | 89 | 66 | 40 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11AM2.09m | 5:27PM2.19m | 5:45AM2.03m | 6:03PM2.06m | 6:19AM1.92m | 6:38PM1.89m | 6:53AM1.79m | 7:15PM1.71m | 7:31AM1.64m | 7:59PM1.53m | 8:19AM1.49m | 9:00PM1.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM-0.01m | 11:08AM0.04m | 11:32PM0.08m | 11:42AM0.12m | 00:03AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.24m | 00:35AM0.35m | 12:52PM0.38m | 1:09AM0.51m | 1:32PM0.54m | 1:50AM0.67m | 2:25PM0.69m | 2:50AM0.80m | ||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | 8:36 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 12 | 89 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | E 5 | NW 11 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 38 | 39 | 40 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 560 | 711 | 681 | 495 | 258 | 247 | 105 | 15 | — | — | — | 101 | 10 | 66 | 24 | — | — | — | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 152 | 87 | 106 | 79 | 157 | 196 | 196 | 225 | 713 | 311 | 753 | 152 | 152 | 178 | 528 | 46 | 46 | 79 |
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