Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.0° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)--
Evening (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.9
E
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
23
26
26
60
34
63
134
208
113
96
94
92
74
114
129
188
167
126
112
81
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
NW
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53PM0.21m
4:41AM0.21m
10:36AM0.32m
11:32PM0.20m
5:13AM0.21m
11:12AM0.30m
00:11AM0.20m
5:43AM0.22m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.06m
1:37AM0.17m
6:25AM0.20m
7:19PM0.07m
2:04AM0.17m
7:14AM0.20m
8:01PM0.09m
2:30AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:26
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5:26
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5:24
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
 mm
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2
8
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Temp °C
20
18
18
18
19
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
16
19
22
20
19
17
17
16
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
16
15
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