Surf Forecasts:
Barceloneta surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, ENE swell with 16 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barceloneta this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Barceloneta in the next 16 days are 0.7m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barceloneta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a grim 16-day stretch for Barcelona. The surf report is basically a ghost town. There’s a long, dry gap from now until the 23rd of August where you’ll be staring at flat, clean, but totally useless water. Then, a little pulse of energy shows up, but it’s mucked up by onshore winds.
The first real sniff of something happens on the morning of Sunday, 23rd August. Barceloneta is looking at a bump of 3ft from the ENE, but the wind is cross-onshore at 15 mph. The combined energy is a weak 44. It’s a messy, choppy affair. The afternoon sees a tiny improvement in size to 4ft (ENE) with a combined energy of 114, but the wind is still cross-onshore from the ENE at 9 mph. The swell period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s just windslop. This setup is honestly more interesting for kite surfing than for a proper paddle session.
We finally get a bit of relief on the morning of Tuesday, 25th August. The swell is small, only 1ft from the ENE, but the wind is light and cross-offshore from the North at 6 mph. The period is a slightly better 8 seconds, and the combined energy is 46. The report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not going to be a classic, but it’s the only window where you might get a clean, if small, wave. The water temperature earlier in the period was 84° – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be sweating in your wetsuit.
The rest of the outlook is a mix of glassy mornings with no swell, or small, weak waves with onshore wind. A real blank run for the area, unfortunately. Hang in there, forecasts can change.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29AM0.10m | 9:53PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.11m | 10:32PM0.23m | 10:05AM0.11m | 11:08PM0.22m | 10:52AM0.12m | 11:41PM0.20m | 11:41AM0.13m | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:33PM0.13m | 00:38AM0.16m | 1:34PM0.14m | 1:00AM0.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM-0.01m | 4:45AM0.05m | 3:14PM-0.01m | 5:19AM0.05m | 3:58PM0.00m | 5:50AM0.05m | 4:43PM0.02m | 6:18AM0.05m | 5:28PM0.03m | 6:45AM0.05m | 6:17PM0.06m | 7:11AM0.05m | 7:14PM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | NE 7 | SE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 561 | 405 | 386 | 561 | 398 | 505 | 639 | 412 | 522 | 480 | 461 | 394 | 515 | 394 | 60 | 394 | 301 | 58 | 461 | 202 |
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