El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.1
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
58
56
80
34
34
24
134
916
1004
588
404
366
284
226
202
173
127
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
35
SSE
55
S
45
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08PM0.30m
11:23AM0.31m
00:04AM0.26m
4:13AM0.22m
12:16PM0.31m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.05m
7:15AM0.10m
7:42PM0.04m
3:08AM0.21m
8:01AM0.12m
8:37PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
5
1
5
6
1
Temp °C
14
15
13
12
13
13
15
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
13
12
Feels °C
15
15
11
8
9
12
16
5
0
2
5
5
5
4
6
5
8
7
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