El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.8° 

El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Barco today (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
84
38
35
22
29
44
23
24
24
45
70
62
54
46
24
22
37
36
20
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:51AM0.16m
5:06PM0.35m
5:41AM0.24m
6:12PM0.34m
6:33AM0.27m
7:11PM0.33m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.14m
1:29AM0.07m
1:27PM0.11m
2:25AM0.09m
2:32PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
14
12
12
11
11
11
10
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
8
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
10
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
8
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