Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 229 | 94 | 117 | 90 | 72 | 71 | 129 | 181 | 218 | 219 | 196 | 60 | 47 | 217 | 153 | 130 | 74 | 57 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:36PM0.24m | 4:32AM0.21m | 4:59PM0.24m | 5:04AM0.24m | 5:58PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.17m | 11:45PM0.14m | 11:58AM0.14m | 00:33AM0.15m | 12:52PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 172 | 229 | 94 | 117 | 90 | 72 | 71 | 104 | 133 | 143 | — | 81 | 60 | 47 | 217 | 153 | 130 | 74 | 57 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 27 | 45 | 38 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 415 | 121 | 101 | 88 | 88 | 94 | 86 | 129 | 181 | 218 | 219 | 196 | 232 | 254 | 327 | 358 | — | 7 | 52 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 523 | 160 | 163 | 942 | 421 | 421 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 942 | 942 | 523 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 126 | 79 |
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