Barranca Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.99° N 71.16° W

Barranca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barranca sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.8° 

Barranca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Barranca today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Barranca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
93
83
83
91
100
155
139
100
97
121
129
149
153
219
225
173
173
191
191
173
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:29AM0.02m
8:44PM0.25m
9:15PM0.26m
9:43PM0.26m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.01m
11:46AM0.01m
12:26PM0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
30
27
27
26
26
28
30
30
29
26
26
26
26
27
30
30
30
26
26
Feels °C
31
32
32
30
31
29
29
31
32
32
32
30
30
29
29
29
32
32
33
30
30
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