El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
45
43
25
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
8
8
16
6
92
89
117
63
80
90
94
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
40
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:48AM0.20m
5:57AM0.20m
12:30PM0.31m
1:45AM0.19m
6:50AM0.20m
1:14PM0.30m
3:16AM0.18m
7:44AM0.20m
2:04PM0.28m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.18m
8:04AM0.19m
9:08PM0.07m
3:39AM0.18m
8:38AM0.20m
9:56PM0.09m
3:39AM0.18m
9:14AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:34
 mm
2
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
18
20
19
16
14
14
14
14
18
18
16
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
15
16
16
12
11
12
12
12
15
15
13
10
12
10
9
11
15
13
14
9
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