El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 10 May 2026 -03
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El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Barco sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Barco today?

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 4PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (10 May)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.4
SSE
14
2.4
SSE
15
2.3
SSE
15
2.2
S
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3557
2839
2512
2284
2394
2127
2033
1817
2466
2200
1838
1693
1520
1380
960
841
653
522
433
350
258
203
322
242
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:47PM0.20m
7:13PM0.20m
1:50AM0.25m
2:39PM0.22m
7:11PM0.18m
3:12AM0.24m
3:34PM0.25m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.12m
4:18PM0.18m
9:53PM0.18m
10:32AM0.13m
6:14PM0.18m
10:46PM0.15m
11:18AM0.15m
11:42PM0.11m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:47
5:46
5:45
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
10
10
10
10
13
15
15
14
14
13
0
1
1
0
1
3
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
6
3
2
2
2
5
8
9
10
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.4
SSE
14
2.4
SSE
15
2.3
SSE
15
2.2
S
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
Energy kJ
3557
2839
2512
2284
2394
2127
2033
1817
2200
1838
1693
1520
1380
960
841
653
522
433
350
258
203
322
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
13
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
5
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
2.5
S
14
0.7
W
4
1.1
W
5
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.3
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
286
304
230
223
200
211
139
203
2466
16
52
40
64
83
87
83
88
88
45
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
751
912
817
943
237
237
166
225
164
164
167
167
1
1
33
38
84
164
164
79
79
33
1
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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