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El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
33 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 70 | 69 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 131 | 238 | 237 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:11PM0.34m | 11:10AM0.20m | 4:58PM0.21m | 10:45PM0.32m | 11:46AM0.19m | 5:36PM0.22m | 11:19PM0.30m | 12:23PM0.19m | 6:12PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.05m | 1:43PM0.17m | 6:35PM0.21m | 7:31AM0.07m | 2:07PM0.17m | 7:22PM0.21m | 8:15AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.17m | 8:12PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 125 | 23 | 23 | 111 | 81 | 79 | 45 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 70 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 117 | 113 | 22 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | W 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 30 | — | — | 84 | 131 | 238 | 237 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 700 | 942 | 120 | 786 | 817 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 79 | 412 | 659 | 690 | 671 |
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