Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 376 | 308 | 303 | 249 | 245 | 240 | 210 | 243 | 314 | 752 | 787 | 635 | 653 | 879 | 614 | 553 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM0.29m | 6:24AM0.20m | 5:51PM0.29m | 6:50AM0.20m | 11:55AM0.18m | 6:39PM0.30m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.09m | 9:13AM0.18m | 2:13AM0.10m | 10:08AM0.18m | 1:43PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 397 | 376 | 308 | 303 | 249 | 245 | 240 | 210 | 243 | 235 | 752 | 787 | 635 | 653 | 879 | 614 | 553 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 144 | 229 | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 20 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 722 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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