Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 151 | 148 | 172 | 193 | 217 | 172 | 143 | 202 | 171 | 197 | 239 | 320 | 278 | 212 | 214 | 195 | 526 | 594 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 170 | 133 | 101 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 68 | 42 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 69 | 68 | 128 | — | 594 | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 151 | 148 | 172 | 193 | 217 | 172 | 143 | 202 | 171 | 197 | 239 | 320 | 278 | 212 | 214 | 195 | 526 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 126 | 237 | 79 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 126 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 237 | 396 | 237 | 912 | 922 | 412 | 167 |
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