Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Barco sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
58
58
58
42
42
42
41
29
28
27
25
16
15
15
15
15
13
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:12PM0.25m
1:49AM0.20m
7:53AM0.41m
8:54PM0.24m
2:49AM0.20m
8:41AM0.43m
Low Tide
3:27PM-0.00m
11:24PM0.18m
3:18AM0.20m
4:20PM-0.02m
00:02AM0.16m
4:01AM0.20m
5:12PM-0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
8
10
12
10
10
9
9
11
12
14
12
13
13
11
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