El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
10.6°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
4
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
8
6
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
6
6
7
13
14
14
13
51
8
12
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
0
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:18AM0.26m
8:52PM0.29m
8:54AM0.29m
9:35PM0.28m
2:35AM0.21m
9:32AM0.32m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.12m
4:23PM0.10m
4:56AM0.14m
5:10PM0.07m
1:01AM0.20m
5:35AM0.15m
5:57PM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
6
7
6
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
11
10
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