Barranca Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.99° N 71.16° W

Barranca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barranca sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 111mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
11
11
17
23
23
54
83
77
71
80
93
98
78
79
81
84
75
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
E
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
SE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47AM0.14m
6:28PM0.20m
8:52AM0.17m
6:11PM0.18m
9:07AM0.20m
5:52PM0.15m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.12m
1:16AM0.09m
1:01PM0.13m
1:22AM0.09m
2:25PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:39
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6:39
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6:17
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1
5
12
6
6
8
8
22
17
1
4
1
5
Temp °C
30
30
29
26
26
25
25
27
29
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
Feels °C
33
32
32
31
30
28
28
29
32
30
29
28
28
28
27
26
25
24
24
26
25
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