El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.6° 

El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Barco today (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
40
45
71
75
112
114
85
85
59
59
38
56
113
120
109
112
91
68
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:58AM0.37m
11:52PM0.23m
5:36AM0.21m
11:46AM0.38m
00:43AM0.21m
6:37AM0.20m
12:39PM0.39m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.02m
2:48AM0.17m
7:30AM0.19m
8:28PM0.01m
3:34AM0.15m
8:09AM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
19
19
17
17
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
14
16
16
13
12
9
9
8
6
6
6
8
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
8
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