Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 5 | E 3 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.29m | 8:18AM0.26m | 8:52PM0.29m | 8:54AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.11m | 3:35PM0.13m | 4:17AM0.12m | 4:23PM0.10m | 4:56AM0.14m | 5:10PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 57 | 37 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 87 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 | — | S 7 | SSE 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 17 | 18 | 49 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 225 | 225 | 251 | 396 | 396 | 414 | 10 | 0 | 237 | 237 | 10 | 297 | 17 | 272 | 272 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 77 | 77 | 162 | 77 | 77 |
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