El Barco Surf Break

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

Issued: 8 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
11.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
137
137
137
137
107
107
105
105
98
129
191
177
122
102
102
260
259
207
168
125
66
45
28
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:46AM0.19m
11:11AM0.24m
4:41PM0.19m
11:31PM0.27m
4:47AM0.20m
11:50AM0.25m
5:06PM0.17m
00:24AM0.25m
5:44AM0.20m
12:34PM0.28m
1:23AM0.24m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.12m
2:29PM0.17m
7:35PM0.14m
3:04AM0.19m
8:04AM0.14m
3:33PM0.17m
8:21PM0.12m
3:40AM0.19m
8:42AM0.16m
9:08PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
12
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
8
7
5
4
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
1
5
8
5
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
137
137
137
137
137
107
107
105
105
71
69
69
65
48
63
89
260
259
207
168
125
66
45
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
20
38
24
24
22
14
15
13
4
16
14
13
12
46
41
28
29
29
17
17
17
18
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
14
41
74
63
30
26
25
19
17
2
12
3
3
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
1
SW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1
35
98
129
191
177
122
102
102
57
45
43
29
25
17
39
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
6
17
0
31
1
126
237
126
126
84
84
163
38
33
33
126
33
1
33
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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