El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Swell
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
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
56
88
103
91
111
198
220
210
209
149
126
144
70
55
48
49
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11AM0.21m
5:56AM0.21m
2:06PM0.31m
3:26AM0.20m
6:45AM0.20m
3:03PM0.31m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.05m
4:24AM0.20m
9:29AM0.15m
10:26PM0.06m
5:27AM0.20m
10:10AM0.17m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
10
9
8
6
6
3
3
4
4
5
5
8
8
7
7
6
7
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