Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 355 | 343 | 454 | 618 | 626 | 361 | 283 | 247 | 194 | 147 | 136 | 102 | 94 | 83 | 111 | 28 | 144 | 144 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM0.13m | 8:14PM0.36m | 8:31AM0.29m | 9:08PM0.33m | 9:19AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.13m | 3:38PM0.08m | 4:28AM0.08m | 4:38PM0.05m | 5:15AM0.09m | 5:34PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 183 | 355 | 343 | 454 | 618 | 626 | 361 | 283 | 247 | 194 | 147 | 136 | 102 | 94 | 68 | 64 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 49 | 56 | 52 | 65 | 60 | 71 | 88 | 83 | 111 | 160 | 144 | 144 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 120 | 6 | 943 | 120 | 160 | 421 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 163 | 523 | 421 | 523 | 523 | 942 | 53 |
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