El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0.9
SSE
11
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
151
148
172
193
217
172
143
202
171
197
239
320
278
212
214
195
526
594
628
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:00PM0.39m
4:09AM0.19m
4:07PM0.40m
5:08AM0.20m
5:14PM0.40m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.02m
7:09AM0.15m
00:44AM0.02m
8:23AM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
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