Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.0° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
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
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1.3
E
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.2
SSE
7
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
17
16
15
15
14
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
126
6
6
6
6
47
35
5
64
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
30
E
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:21PM0.23m
4:21AM0.19m
10:21AM0.44m
11:07PM0.22m
4:57AM0.18m
11:14AM0.41m
11:57PM0.22m
5:30AM0.18m
12:11PM0.37m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.14m
5:45AM0.18m
7:00PM-0.00m
2:13AM0.13m
6:45AM0.16m
7:54PM0.02m
3:02AM0.14m
7:48AM0.15m
8:49PM0.05m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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clear
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clear
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clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:39
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5:37
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 mm
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1
9
1
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1
4
2
1
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1
5
Temp °C
14
14
13
16
19
17
14
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
17
20
22
21
17
Feels °C
9
10
9
11
15
13
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
14
19
21
20
19
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