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El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 13 Feb 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
23.6° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Barco today?

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 3PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (13 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
SSE
0.6
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)46666661010101010101111111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33101102106866977692121641679066119116858686628559583837
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
20
ESE
30
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
5
NE
15
E
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
0.30
6:15PM
0.19
5:07AM
0.30
6:36PM
0.19
5:57AM
0.31
6:59PM
0.20
12:50AM
0.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
0.08
8:08PM
0.18
1:38PM
0.08
9:03PM
0.18
2:27PM
0.09
9:57PM
0.17
1:42AM
0.18
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:13------
Sunset----7:36-------7:35-------7:34---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------191---
Temp. °C201920201918171717171921212019192021262021222221
Feels °C (?)161515161513131416171615141413141617272022242422
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