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El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay
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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 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 16 | |
14 | 15 | 48 | 46 | 69 | 93 | 97 | 98 | 125 | 117 | 127 | 260 | 249 | 299 | 308 | 361 | 373 | 480 | 791 | 720 | 874 | 2071 | 3434 | 5635 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:45PM0.32m | 11:46AM0.19m | 5:36PM0.22m | 11:19PM0.30m | 12:23PM0.19m | 6:12PM0.22m | 11:58PM0.29m | 1:02PM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.07m | 2:07PM0.17m | 7:22PM0.21m | 8:15AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.17m | 8:12PM0.21m | 8:59AM0.10m | 3:18PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
— | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 5 | E 6 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 16 |
14 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 69 | 93 | 97 | 98 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 129 | 2 | 2 | — | 5635 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
14 | 14 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 |
36 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 64 | 127 | 260 | 249 | 299 | 308 | 361 | 373 | 480 | 791 | 720 | 874 | 2071 | 3434 | 4487 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 786 | 164 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 177 | 84 | 163 | 38 | 33 | 700 | 690 | 937 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 177 | 690 | 772 | 751 | 829 | 772 | 772 | 237 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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