El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.9° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
19
17
17
16
15
6
127
135
125
106
85
106
79
78
52
50
31
31
30
29
17
35
34
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
25
NW
5
WNW
10
N
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:55AM0.23m
2:13PM0.18m
9:06PM0.30m
9:28AM0.24m
2:42PM0.17m
9:49PM0.29m
2:35AM0.20m
10:03AM0.26m
3:12PM0.16m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.09m
12:17PM0.16m
4:50PM0.15m
5:32AM0.11m
1:02PM0.16m
5:37PM0.13m
1:42AM0.19m
6:12AM0.12m
1:54PM0.16m
6:24PM0.11m
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clear
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cloud
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
22
5
1
3
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
17
21
21
21
21
21
16
16
14
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
11
18
18
17
16
19
17
16
12
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
7
7
7
7
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