Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.5° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
579
513
601
866
1087
932
467
689
741
676
820
584
595
543
505
515
479
479
389
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:47AM0.31m
00:55AM0.19m
6:23AM0.21m
12:25PM0.29m
1:49AM0.18m
6:55AM0.21m
1:10PM0.26m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.08m
2:58AM0.18m
8:18AM0.20m
9:17PM0.10m
3:15AM0.18m
9:09AM0.20m
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
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