El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 22 May 2026 -03
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El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Barco sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Barco today?

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 6PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
380
298
288
263
206
202
164
161
146
140
102
100
109
83
76
47
47
46
51
95
123
116
123
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:08PM0.24m
5:00PM0.18m
00:31AM0.32m
1:06PM0.25m
5:18PM0.20m
1:39AM0.28m
2:12PM0.26m
2:57AM0.25m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.17m
8:11PM0.11m
8:58AM0.07m
4:23PM0.20m
9:17PM0.10m
9:52AM0.10m
10:23PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:38
5:38
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
7
8
8
8
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
459
380
298
288
263
206
202
164
161
146
140
102
100
109
83
76
47
47
46
46
95
123
116
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
6
29
51
26
38
36
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
164
225
167
6
6
0
0
0
0
6
10
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
77
6
6
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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