Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 310 | 2561 | 2980 | 2141 | 1433 | 1096 | 867 | 635 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40AM0.21m | 12:08PM0.33m | 1:05AM0.22m | 6:44AM0.21m | 12:59PM0.36m | 2:04AM0.21m | 7:59AM0.20m | 1:56PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.18m | 8:06AM0.18m | 8:47PM0.04m | 3:57AM0.17m | 8:40AM0.19m | 9:39PM0.03m | 4:51AM0.16m | 9:07AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1096 | 867 | 635 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | ESE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 310 | 2561 | 2980 | 2141 | 1433 | 1092 | — | 31 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 942 | 911 | 84 | 700 | 772 | 237 | 225 | 225 | 167 | 1 | 1 |
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