Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1
SE
8
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
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
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
268
352
361
315
291
245
129
104
126
85
67
74
82
76
58
58
43
43
43
42
29
29
29
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:24AM0.32m
7:30PM0.26m
00:37AM0.20m
7:08AM0.37m
8:12PM0.25m
1:49AM0.20m
7:53AM0.41m
8:54PM0.24m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.18m
2:35PM0.03m
10:52PM0.20m
2:38AM0.19m
3:27PM-0.00m
11:24PM0.18m
3:18AM0.20m
4:20PM-0.02m
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clear
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5:43
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5:43
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
13
10
11
10
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