
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
485 | 1080 | 1599 | 1656 | 1587 | 1379 | 1073 | 946 | 841 | 841 | 653 | 690 | 606 | 491 | 434 | 402 | 328 | 277 | 219 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:19PM0.26m | 5:50AM0.20m | 5:26PM0.27m | 6:06AM0.22m | 6:20PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.19m | 00:37AM0.11m | 12:20PM0.17m | 1:28AM0.12m | 1:23PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
90 | 9 | 9 | 1656 | 1587 | 1379 | 1073 | 946 | 841 | 841 | 653 | 690 | 606 | 491 | 434 | 402 | 328 | 277 | 219 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
10 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NW 4 | — | N 9 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 2 |
485 | 1080 | 1599 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 955 | 225 | 237 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South | ||||||||||||||||||||
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