El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 -03
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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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at El Barco today?

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)66988991010999995666668879
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46404357244244454563616141124901047155483435362324
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
15
E
10
ENE
0
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
0.26
3:51PM
0.20
10:17PM
0.41
11:12AM
0.24
4:46PM
0.20
11:07PM
0.42
12:00PM
0.22
5:38PM
0.19
12:00AM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
0.18
5:59PM
0.18
6:50AM
-0.02
2:12PM
0.16
6:43PM
0.18
7:44AM
-0.01
2:56PM
0.15
7:30PM
0.18
8:40AM
0.00
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset--6:47-------6:46-------6:45-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------241---------------
Temp. °C202020191917151616171818191818181818181717151515
Feels °C (?)181816151514141516181817151212131415171616131313
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