El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
S
12
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
1080
1599
1656
1587
1379
1073
946
841
841
653
690
606
491
434
402
328
277
219
147
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:19PM0.26m
5:50AM0.20m
5:26PM0.27m
6:06AM0.22m
6:20PM0.27m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.19m
00:37AM0.11m
12:20PM0.17m
1:28AM0.12m
1:23PM0.15m
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:36
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
10
14
14
12
11
10
10
11
17
20
20
17
Feels °C
1
1
2
3
6
6
2
1
5
10
9
7
8
6
6
6
13
17
17
14
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