Surf Forecasts:
Barceloneta surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SSW swell with 42 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barceloneta this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Barceloneta in the next 16 days are 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barceloneta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've had a good look at the charts for our stretch, and I've got to be straight with you – it's a tough run ahead. We're basically looking at a long, flat spell with barely a ripple to get excited about. The swell window is just not doing us any favours, with only tiny, weak energy pulses showing up, and most of the time there's nothing at all. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
Let's walk through it. We kick off this Saturday the 25th with tiny 1 ft of weak SE swell but a cross-onshore breeze, so it's messy and not worth a paddle. Sunday the 26th sees a slight bump to 2 ft from the south, but it's still weak with poor conditions. Monday the 27th morning turns glassy for a moment, but with only 1 ft of swell and hardly any energy (2), it's barely a dribble. Then we hit a dead zone from Tuesday the 28th through to the end of the month and into the start of August – days of zero surf or just 0.3 ft of weak swell. It's a real flat spell.
There's a tiny flicker on Monday morning the 3rd of August: 1 ft from the ENE with the wind going glassy and 20 energy (20). It's still poor surf conditions, but that glassy surface is the cleanest it'll be all period. Then another glassy morning on Tuesday the 4th with a tiny 0.7 ft SSE swell – again, barely enough to stand up on. It's the same story through to the 9th of August: mostly flat, with the odd day of 0.3 ft to 1 ft and glassy to light winds.
Honestly, there's no standout here. For a beginner, Barceloneta is a spot that can work on the right day, but the swell is just too small and inconsistent to recommend. The best of a bad bunch would be Monday morning the 3rd of August if you're desperate for a slippery, glassy session on the tiny 1 ft ENE groundswell – but don't expect much. The rest is a write-off. Paddleboard floating weather, maybe, but not surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
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 kJ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15AM0.10m | 7:57PM0.17m | 6:25AM0.10m | 8:37PM0.19m | 7:14AM0.10m | 9:13PM0.19m | 7:56AM0.10m | 9:48PM0.20m | 8:34AM0.10m | 10:20PM0.21m | 9:11AM0.11m | 10:51PM0.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.09m | 12:01PM0.04m | 3:10AM0.09m | 12:48PM0.03m | 3:45AM0.08m | 1:32PM0.02m | 4:10AM0.08m | 2:12PM0.01m | 4:40AM0.08m | 2:49PM0.01m | 5:08AM0.08m | 3:23PM0.00m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 4 | — | ENE 4 | SSW 6 | E 6 | SW 6 | — | S 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | SE 6 | SW 6 | NE 8 | E 6 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | E 4 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | — | 29 | 42 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 585 | 255 | 114 | 58 | 561 | 202 | 351 | 414 | 202 | 386 | 387 | 394 | 394 | 714 | 398 | 386 | 461 | 386 |
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