Barranca Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.99° N 71.16° W

Barranca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barranca sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
99
118
118
140
149
138
154
183
211
211
211
265
196
265
223
229
213
240
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:55AM0.27m
1:18AM0.22m
7:06PM0.17m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.07m
10:12AM0.09m
9:19PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
26
26
25
25
27
28
30
29
25
25
25
25
27
29
30
29
26
26
Feels °C
31
29
29
27
27
29
29
32
30
28
28
28
28
30
31
32
31
30
29
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