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El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 17 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
22.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Barco today?

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)6678888888858868999910111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56699614612211394949213315151473753140126181190113123226222167
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
5
E
25
ESE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.23
1:10AM
0.16
8:20AM
0.31
8:34PM
0.26
1:28AM
0.14
9:07AM
0.31
9:13PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
0.10
11:48PM
0.15
3:47AM
0.13
4:36PM
0.11
12:55AM
0.14
4:38AM
0.10
5:17PM
0.13
5:28AM
0.07
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--7:30-------7:30-------7:29-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1112----
Temp. °C222323222120202124242322212020222523232121212021
Feels °C (?)212221202020212223212019191819212621212020212121
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