Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.0° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 7PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)--
Afternoon (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
1
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ESE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
E
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
24
18
20
28
20
14
19
11
11
55
74
7
40
9
4
6
12
12
22
10
11
18
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
ESE
30
E
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
WSW
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:16PM0.24m
1:25AM0.20m
8:02AM0.37m
8:56PM0.23m
2:25AM0.20m
8:42AM0.37m
9:35PM0.23m
3:17AM0.20m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.01m
11:18PM0.18m
3:41AM0.18m
4:29PM0.02m
11:57PM0.17m
4:20AM0.18m
5:12PM0.03m
00:33AM0.17m
4:59AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
14
14
14
16
21
23
24
21
20
18
18
19
21
19
20
21
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
14
12
11
9
10
11
12
18
20
22
18
17
15
16
17
21
19
20
20
18
18
18
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