Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 752 | 721 | 635 | 653 | 879 | 746 | 606 | 456 | 418 | 304 | 249 | 241 | 157 | 149 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 58 | 57 | 130 | 160 | 26 | 25 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:50AM0.20m | 11:55AM0.18m | 6:39PM0.30m | 7:17AM0.22m | 12:02PM0.17m | 7:25PM0.30m | 7:46AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.10m | 10:08AM0.18m | 1:43PM0.17m | 2:56AM0.10m | 11:08AM0.17m | 2:44PM0.15m | 3:37AM0.11m | 3:35PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 752 | 721 | 635 | 653 | 879 | 746 | 606 | 456 | 418 | 304 | 249 | 241 | 157 | 149 | 94 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 42 | 93 | 87 | 39 | 57 | — | 53 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 130 | 160 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 84 | 396 | 225 | 167 | 6 | 396 | 406 | 406 | 414 | 167 |
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