El Barco Surf Break

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

Issued: 8 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
121
144
85
68
50
33
24
16
8
9
18
22
24
24
24
24
22
23
22
38
37
30
31
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
0
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:42PM0.17m
11:21PM0.34m
11:46AM0.27m
00:20AM0.29m
12:44PM0.28m
1:26AM0.25m
5:11AM0.22m
1:45PM0.29m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.09m
7:42AM0.07m
8:00PM0.07m
8:32AM0.10m
9:01PM0.06m
4:18AM0.22m
9:21AM0.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
4
6
6
5
5
4
7
8
8
6
5
5
4
5
7
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
25
15
101
85
68
50
33
24
16
8
9
18
22
24
24
24
24
22
23
22
38
37
30
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
10
15
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
3
3
1
2
1
1
8
9
9
11
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
W
3
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
10
10
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
1
2
1
9
9
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.3
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
Energy kJ
134
121
144
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
659
76
19
1
1
0
1
8
120
164
84
272
8
8
8
8
77
8
8
1
33
84
126
751
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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