El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

Issued: 8 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Barco sea temperature is

11.5° C

El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Barco today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (23 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).
	Wed 22		Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	S 9	S 9	SSE 13	S 13	S 12	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	155	155	131	99	46	34	45	45	40	28	33	20	24	24	33	84	76	101
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide					3:26AM0.20m	6:45AM0.20m			3:03PM0.31m				4:35AM0.20m	7:46AM0.19m			3:56PM0.31m
Low Tide			10:26PM0.06m		5:27AM0.20m		10:10AM0.17m				11:21PM0.06m			7:10AM0.19m	10:45AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	14	14
Feels °C	5	4	5	7	7	7	6	7	6	7	7	8	7	8	9	11	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ENE 8	SE 11	S 9	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	S 13	E 6	ESE 6
kJ	2	7	5	2	46	34	25	17	17	11	12	20	21	23	28	84	25	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	—	S 10	SE 11	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SE 9	S 12	S 14
kJ	2	—	2	5	7	6	5	5	12	12	13	13	24	24	22	3	76	101
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 10	SE 11	S 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 9	SE 9	E 8
kJ	—	—	2	4	7	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	17	33	3	3	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—
kJ	155	155	131	99	32	34	45	45	40	28	33	—	—	—	—	28	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Quequen Buenos Aires	Quequen Buenos Aires	Alfar Buenos Aires	Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) Buenos Aires	Punta del Chileno South	La Boya South	Punta de la Viuda North	Punta de la Viuda North	Punta de la Viuda North	Bikini South	Diva (Mar del Plata) Buenos Aires	La Posta South	La Posta South	Pendorcho South	Punta del Chileno South	La Posta South	El Barco South	El Barco South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	523	523	421	414	6	10	160	160	160	17	421	8	8	6	6	8	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South					Punta del Chileno	Bikini				Bikini		La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Bikini	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Punta del Chileno	Bikini	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Desembocadura de Garzon
Rating (10 max)					1	1				1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay					Playa del Barco North	Playa del Barco North	Playa del Barco North	Playa del Barco North	Playa del Barco North	Playa Grande North		La Barre de Jose Ignacio South	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	La Moza North	La Moza North
Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6

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