Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 6AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
2
SE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
664
863
892
833
794
661
778
703
977
639
945
712
712
898
903
610
674
625
613
541
475
408
517
Wind (km/h)
25
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:14AM0.31m
7:04PM0.28m
7:02AM0.33m
7:52PM0.27m
00:10AM0.21m
7:46AM0.36m
8:38PM0.26m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.12m
2:24PM0.04m
2:48AM0.13m
3:17PM0.02m
11:17PM0.21m
3:33AM0.14m
4:06PM0.01m
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
5
5
6
6
8
6
6
8
9
8
8
8
9
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
8
8
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