El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 -03
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El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Barco sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Barco today?

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
1.8
W
6
1.9
W
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
W
6
2
W
6
2
W
6
2.1
W
6
2.2
W
6
2.5
WSW
7
3
SW
8
1.9
S
15
3.5
S
16
4
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
SSE
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
98
125
117
207
288
372
410
279
324
345
357
396
664
853
1632
6779
7244
6172
4929
4426
2753
2474
2098
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WNW
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:36PM0.22m
11:19PM0.30m
12:23PM0.19m
6:12PM0.22m
11:58PM0.29m
1:02PM0.19m
6:46PM0.22m
00:46AM0.27m
1:47PM0.20m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.21m
8:15AM0.08m
2:37PM0.17m
8:12PM0.21m
8:59AM0.10m
3:18PM0.17m
9:02PM0.20m
9:45AM0.12m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:50
5:49
5:49
1
1
4
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
6
6
6
2
3
2
2
0
1
-1
-2
0
0
-1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.9
S
15
3.5
S
16
4
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
SSE
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
97
98
125
117
113
111
79
77
66
43
42
42
43
2
2
1632
6779
7244
6172
4757
3869
2753
2474
2098
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
8
9
9
10
5
5
16
20
9
9
9
2
2
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.8
W
6
1.9
W
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
W
6
2
W
6
2
W
6
2.1
W
6
2.2
W
6
2.5
WSW
7
3
SW
8
2.3
SW
7
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
50
72
70
86
207
288
372
410
279
324
345
357
396
664
853
508
5254
5810
5703
4929
4426
158
141
173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
166
225
126
177
409
911
751
733
671
700
177
177
406
690
690
912
690
164
164
164
164
237
912
690
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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