Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 14 | 10 | 317 | 1351 | 1524 | 1535 | 1260 | 1065 | 991 | 703 | 556 | 400 | 281 | 346 | 256 | 186 | 149 | 148 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM0.36m | 2:04AM0.21m | 7:59AM0.20m | 1:56PM0.38m | 3:07AM0.19m | 3:00PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.03m | 4:51AM0.16m | 9:07AM0.20m | 10:37PM0.02m | 5:55AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 12 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 991 | 703 | 556 | 400 | 281 | 346 | 256 | 186 | 149 | 103 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 3 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | — | 317 | 1351 | 1524 | 1535 | 1260 | 1065 | 849 | 47 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 113 | 148 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 911 | 84 | 829 | 659 | 772 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 167 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 126 | 167 | 84 |
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