Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 244 | 284 | 233 | 233 | 292 | 305 | 279 | 271 | 309 | 428 | 674 | 754 | 825 | 857 | 709 | 599 | 549 | 530 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:31AM0.35m | 11:26PM0.21m | 5:01AM0.20m | 11:09AM0.33m | 00:09AM0.20m | 5:45AM0.21m | 11:47AM0.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.05m | 2:09AM0.17m | 6:51AM0.19m | 7:48PM0.06m | 2:36AM0.17m | 7:32AM0.20m | 8:32PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 171 | 244 | 208 | — | — | — | — | 238 | 170 | 89 | 111 | 69 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 41 | 102 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 284 | 233 | 233 | 292 | 305 | 279 | 271 | 309 | 428 | 674 | 754 | 825 | 857 | 709 | 599 | 549 | 530 | 414 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 912 | 160 | 690 | 167 | 126 | 690 | 912 | 912 | 922 | 943 | 922 | 912 | 912 | 690 | 817 | 817 | 912 | 524 | 926 | 955 |
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