Barranca Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.99° N 71.16° W

Barranca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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 Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
270
297
202
234
247
247
405
358
329
292
204
232
226
220
197
204
186
110
102
110
125
125
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:39PM0.24m
8:38AM0.02m
8:12PM0.25m
8:29AM0.02m
8:44PM0.25m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.01m
6:14AM0.01m
10:11AM0.02m
7:07AM0.02m
11:06AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
29
30
30
27
26
26
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
26
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
31
30
33
31
29
29
30
30
31
32
32
32
31
29
30
30
31
31
32
30
30
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