El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
13.4°C
2.4° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
1
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
S
6
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
111
115
94
54
38
66
56
104
203
235
247
492
577
502
558
549
495
409
344
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
20
NNW
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
S
45
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:39PM0.39m
1:37AM0.20m
7:38AM0.19m
1:38PM0.39m
2:38AM0.19m
8:35AM0.18m
2:44PM0.38m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.02m
4:26AM0.15m
8:50AM0.19m
10:22PM0.03m
5:29AM0.15m
9:42AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
-2
-2
-2
0
0
2
2
3
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