El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.9° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.3
S
11
0.4
E
7
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
S
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
21
17
10
14
10
11
22
21
20
33
30
28
33
19
19
18
14
14
22
22
17
13
45
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:45AM0.20m
6:18PM0.32m
7:20AM0.20m
7:01PM0.32m
7:53AM0.21m
1:32PM0.19m
7:43PM0.32m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.07m
9:34AM0.17m
2:47AM0.07m
10:15AM0.17m
3:30AM0.08m
10:55AM0.17m
3:04PM0.18m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
14
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
10
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
11
10
8
7
7
5
5
6
8
6
8
6
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