Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 107 | 108 | 86 | 63 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 104 | 91 | 247 | 271 | 246 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:50AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.30m | 3:16AM0.18m | 7:44AM0.20m | 2:04PM0.28m | 8:26AM0.20m | 3:06PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.18m | 8:38AM0.20m | 9:56PM0.09m | 3:39AM0.18m | 9:14AM0.20m | 10:47PM0.10m | 10:03AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 86 | 63 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 104 | 74 | 71 | 44 | 43 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 40 | 69 | 107 | 108 | 193 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 91 | 247 | 271 | 246 | 480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 464 | 464 | 942 | 963 | 1475 | 1474 | 1396 | 76 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 251 | 33 | 84 | 126 | 164 | 406 | 659 |
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