El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
123
128
126
123
133
133
133
130
99
97
90
65
64
47
46
41
41
40
40
29
28
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:41AM0.20m
10:41AM0.28m
3:33PM0.16m
11:20PM0.26m
4:41AM0.21m
11:22AM0.31m
00:10AM0.24m
5:40AM0.21m
12:08PM0.33m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.14m
3:03PM0.16m
7:10PM0.08m
2:32AM0.19m
7:30AM0.16m
7:57PM0.06m
3:11AM0.18m
8:06AM0.18m
8:47PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
10
11
13
13
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
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