Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 4PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:32AM0.32m | 10:19PM0.27m | 3:37AM0.21m | 10:13AM0.34m | 11:05PM0.25m | 4:37AM0.21m | 10:58AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.15m | 5:57PM0.05m | 1:30AM0.19m | 6:14AM0.17m | 6:46PM0.03m | 2:06AM0.18m | 6:52AM0.18m | 7:35PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SW 4 | — | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 55 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 409 | 419 | 421 | 911 | 162 | 817 | 31 | 8 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 671 | 126 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
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