El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

Issued: 8 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is

10.8° C

El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Barco today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (08 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8						Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 7	W 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 6	ESE 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	30	18	17	17	18	19	33	34	34	34	66	68	65	65	63	60	60	66	91	102	121	110	126	113
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	NNW	NW	NW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:44AM0.21m		1:24PM0.31m				2:29AM0.22m		7:55AM0.20m		2:21PM0.34m					3:38AM0.21m				3:22PM0.38m
Low Tide	4:25AM0.19m		9:18AM0.18m				9:59PM0.06m		5:21AM0.18m		9:48AM0.19m				10:54PM0.03m			6:29AM0.18m					11:55PM0.01m


	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	5:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	12	15	15	14	13	12	11	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	11
Feels °C	2	2	5	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	9	6	7	5	6	5	5	6	8	9	8	7	7	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 7	ESE 9	W 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	30	18	16	17	7	19	33	34	34	34	66	68	65	65	63	60	60	66	80	102	121	110	126	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 7	ESE 10	S 7	S 6	S 6	WNW 3	S 7	S 7	S 6	—	—	—	S 14	—	S 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	17	17	17	8	18	4	3	3	1	4	1	1	—	—	—	4	—	2	91	85	99	90	90	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 6	W 4	S 7	—	S 6	S 7	—	S 14	—	—	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	SE 15
kJ	4	4	—	—	8	8	7	1	4	—	1	1	—	4	—	—	4	5	4	4	4	25	25	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	W 4	NW 4	W 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	—	WNW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	31	29	30	17	1	4	2	2	—	—	1	3	2	2	16	40	56	64	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Montoya South	Jose Ignacio South	Desembocadura de Garzon South	Jose Ignacio South	La Posta South	La Posta South	El Emir South	La Barra South	La Posta South	La Barra South	El Barco South	La Derecha North	Desembocadura de Garzon South	La Derecha North	Rio Grande Jetties Rio Grande Do Sul	Rio Grande Jetties Rio Grande Do Sul	Quequen Buenos Aires	Cerro Verde North	Cabo Polonio North	Punta del Chileno South	La Boya South	Punta del Chileno South	El Barco South	El Barco South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	11	33	38	33	8	8	1	7	8	7	0	84	38	84	406	406	523	167	120	6	10	6	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1							2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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