Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 9PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
6 AM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
35
38
31
18
18
18
18
10
10
15
22
10
12
45
101
211
240
226
214
203
186
164
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
5
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:05PM0.25m
5:04AM0.31m
6:04PM0.25m
5:54AM0.33m
6:52PM0.25m
10:53PM0.21m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.06m
00:35AM0.13m
1:15PM0.04m
1:28AM0.14m
2:09PM0.02m
10:05PM0.20m
2:16AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:33
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5:31
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2
6
3
2
2
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Temp °C
17
18
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
19
17
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
13
16
17
16
15
14
16
15
16
14
10
12
14
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
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