El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
23.0° C
(Which is 3.4°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 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
SE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)13121211111313131313131212127888999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)581439411325296560421427329334329252192189510853870737114616061839230623171751
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
E
25
NNE
10
E
15
SE
35
SE
15
SE
50
SE
55
S
50
S
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
0.24
3:32PM
0.20
10:09PM
0.35
11:05AM
0.22
4:24PM
0.20
10:46PM
0.34
11:46AM
0.21
5:15PM
0.21
11:21PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.19
5:54PM
0.18
6:37AM
0.04
1:54PM
0.18
6:28PM
0.19
7:18AM
0.05
2:20PM
0.18
7:02PM
0.20
7:59AM
0.06
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--6:29-------6:27-------6:25-----
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
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light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------197781-144631
Temp. °C161616171717181821202020181919202121202020191920
Feels °C (?)111212131313151516151616151513182322162013111113
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