Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

El Barco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 -03
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
 (Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Barco today?

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.4
SE
0.8
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)55556555666666614714131388812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27183929395161697780797173757849574987868891120118
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
15
E
10
E
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
10
E
5
NE
5
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.41
5:42PM
0.20
5:48AM
0.41
6:33PM
0.22
12:17AM
0.15
6:47AM
0.40
7:22PM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.02
8:55PM
0.14
2:21PM
0.02
9:58PM
0.13
1:52AM
0.14
3:16PM
0.04
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:58-----
Sunset------7:47-------7:46-------7:46-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212121212122222121212122222222212120202122222221
Feels °C (?)202122211919181818191920191819192020222321212120
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

Save Up to 20% on SIXT Rental Cars Worldwide – Exclusive Surf-Forecast Deal
travel
Surf Forecast

Save Up to 20% on SIXT Rental Cars Worldwide – Exclusive Surf-Forecast Deal

Surf road trips just got even better. Surf-Forecast users can now save up to 20% on SIXT rental cars worldwide during the promotional period until March 31, 2026. Whether you’re planning a legendary California road trip, chasing waves along Europe’s coasts, or exploring remote surf destinations, this exclusive SIXT offer helps you travel smarter and cheaper. And if you want some inspiration on where to go, check out our article Five Iconic Surf Road Trips. Click and get your SIXT discount

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our El Barco surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for El Barco at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest