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El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 -03
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El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Barco sea temperature is
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Barco today?

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 6PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (07 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.5
WSW
1.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)644678888881110101010105556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67492633834113643072741671372332211641259465747679869188110
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.33
10:58PM
0.28
11:29AM
0.29
11:49PM
0.28
12:26PM
0.25
4:32PM
0.21
12:43AM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.08
7:11AM
0.08
7:41PM
0.10
8:08AM
0.07
3:32PM
0.21
8:27PM
0.12
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------5:33-------5:35-------5:35-
Sunset--7:57-------7:57-------7:57-----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------42
Temp. °C262420181817171819191918181818202221212020211918
Feels °C (?)202114111111121315141312131515171715161517171511
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