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El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 09 Jan 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
23.3° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.5
S
1.1
E
1
E
1.5
E
1.7
ESE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010559566667788888877788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225122875873396761138213284374539694689575452395373336285242229204
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ESE
35
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.25
4:32PM
0.21
12:43AM
0.29
1:30PM
0.23
5:23PM
0.21
1:39AM
0.29
2:47PM
0.21
6:09PM
0.21
2:36AM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
0.07
3:32PM
0.21
8:27PM
0.12
9:02AM
0.07
4:05PM
0.21
9:11PM
0.14
9:56AM
0.07
4:52PM
0.20
9:52PM
0.16
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:35-------5:35-------5:37-------
Sunset----7:57-------7:57-------7:57---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181921212020201918171818181920202021212121212121
Feels °C (?)151517161515161512121111111114151416161717171920
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