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El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay
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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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at El Barco today?
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | |
131 | 133 | 110 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 162 | 92 | 119 | 124 | 137 | 160 | 146 | 180 | 192 | 229 | 301 | 792 | 581 | 623 | 1422 | 1225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:24AM0.24m | 1:38PM0.20m | 7:06PM0.43m | 8:10AM0.24m | 7:58PM0.46m | 8:54AM0.23m | 3:01PM0.18m | 8:50PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM-0.02m | 10:37AM0.17m | 1:55PM0.20m | 3:32AM-0.04m | 11:21AM0.15m | 4:28AM-0.04m | 12:05PM0.14m | 3:52PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | — | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 |
131 | 133 | 110 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | 180 | 5 | 229 | — | 544 | 581 | 623 | 1422 | 1225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 22 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 37 | 188 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 19 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 12 | — | W 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 92 | 119 | 124 | 137 | 160 | 146 | — | 192 | — | 301 | 792 | — | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 79 | 126 | 237 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 126 | 126 | 190 | 33 | 33 | 84 | 126 | 33 | 1 |
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