Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SE
8
2.1
SSE
6
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1
ESE
8
1.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
145
110
159
72
59
63
47
85
40
38
46
43
38
69
351
452
342
345
335
278
286
116
123
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
25
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:04AM0.24m
5:58PM0.25m
5:42AM0.28m
6:46PM0.26m
6:24AM0.32m
7:30PM0.26m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.15m
12:52PM0.11m
1:17AM0.17m
1:44PM0.07m
1:59AM0.18m
2:35PM0.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
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5:45
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 mm
3
1
1
2
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2
1
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Temp °C
14
15
15
15
18
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
12
13
18
17
16
13
13
11
7
7
9
12
10
7
7
8
6
5
7
7
7
7
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