Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)--
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
132
84
80
79
77
46
45
44
41
42
29
28
25
26
21
19
15
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:13AM0.20m
6:53AM0.18m
1:24PM0.36m
2:13AM0.21m
7:27AM0.18m
2:33PM0.33m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.03m
4:08AM0.15m
8:52AM0.17m
10:06PM0.05m
5:12AM0.16m
9:59AM0.15m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:44
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6:45
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
17
18
19
17
Feels °C
11
12
10
10
9
10
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
12
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