Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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12 AM
3 AM
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3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
180
184
189
166
261
158
154
151
147
147
151
136
151
533
349
480
508
623
397
381
286
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:18AM0.20m
9:52AM0.36m
10:44PM0.23m
4:11AM0.20m
10:31AM0.35m
11:26PM0.21m
5:01AM0.20m
11:09AM0.33m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.18m
6:22PM0.03m
1:38AM0.17m
6:13AM0.18m
7:05PM0.05m
2:09AM0.17m
6:51AM0.19m
7:48PM0.06m
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Temp °C
14
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14
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Feels °C
13
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11
9
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