Barranca Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.99° N 71.16° W

Barranca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barranca sea temperature is
29.6°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
97
109
97
97
160
165
109
100
117
148
144
153
166
226
129
70
136
186
209
203
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
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-on
High Tide
10:08PM0.25m
10:27PM0.23m
10:37PM0.21m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.04m
1:44PM0.07m
2:26PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
7:02
7:01
7:01
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
31
31
31
27
26
26
26
27
30
31
30
27
27
26
26
27
30
31
29
26
26
Feels °C
33
33
34
30
29
30
29
30
32
34
33
31
30
29
29
29
32
33
32
29
29
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