Barranca Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.99° N 71.16° W

Barranca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
173
161
110
125
114
131
170
203
180
186
186
204
230
243
223
229
314
280
280
223
294
264
240
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:20AM0.30m
12:12PM0.05m
00:55AM0.27m
1:18AM0.22m
7:06PM0.17m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.05m
1:10PM0.05m
10:14AM0.07m
10:12AM0.09m
9:19PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
25
28
30
30
29
26
26
25
25
26
28
29
29
25
25
25
25
27
28
29
29
26
26
Feels °C
30
28
30
31
31
31
29
29
27
27
28
29
30
31
28
28
28
28
30
30
31
31
30
29
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