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El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 08 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
279 | 379 | 410 | 322 | 303 | 308 | 308 | 293 | 700 | 3504 | 4413 | 4628 | 4849 | 3792 | 5664 | 3183 | 2717 | 2441 | 2441 | 2098 | 2033 | 1807 | 1657 | 1704 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:23PM0.19m | 6:12PM0.22m | 11:58PM0.29m | 1:02PM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | 00:46AM0.27m | 1:47PM0.20m | 7:13PM0.20m | 1:50AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.17m | 8:12PM0.21m | 8:59AM0.10m | 3:18PM0.17m | 9:02PM0.20m | 9:45AM0.12m | 4:18PM0.18m | 9:53PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 12 | E 10 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
 kJ | 79 | 77 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 39 | 169 | 2 | — | 3828 | 4628 | 3578 | 3792 | 4528 | 3183 | 2717 | 2441 | 2441 | 2098 | 2033 | 1807 | 1657 | 1704 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 7 | S 16 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 279 | 379 | 410 | 322 | 303 | 308 | 308 | 293 | 700 | 3504 | 4413 | 4457 | 4849 | 357 | 5664 | 279 | 144 | 111 | 84 | 111 | 97 | 100 | 71 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 751 | 690 | 406 | 177 | 700 | 177 | 751 | 690 | 751 | 690 | 772 | 164 | 164 | 237 | 237 | 912 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 76 |
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