Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 85 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 36 | 45 | 92 | 103 | 147 | 70 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 84 | 74 | 119 | 190 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:46AM0.38m | 00:43AM0.21m | 6:37AM0.20m | 12:39PM0.39m | 1:37AM0.20m | 7:38AM0.19m | 1:38PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.01m | 3:34AM0.15m | 8:09AM0.19m | 9:23PM0.02m | 4:26AM0.15m | 8:50AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 114 | 85 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 91 | 70 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | S 9 | — | — | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 45 | 92 | 103 | 147 | — | — | — | 3 | 84 | 74 | 119 | 190 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 79 | 33 | 79 | 81 | 1 | 79 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 164 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 406 | 912 |
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