Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1884 | 1645 | 1367 | 1018 | 851 | 694 | 579 | 486 | 462 | 376 | 308 | 303 | 297 | 260 | 256 | 210 | 229 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02PM0.29m | 5:55AM0.19m | 4:58PM0.29m | 6:24AM0.20m | 5:51PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.09m | 8:06AM0.19m | 1:24AM0.09m | 9:13AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1884 | 1645 | 1367 | 1018 | 851 | 694 | 579 | 486 | 462 | 376 | 308 | 303 | 297 | 260 | 256 | 210 | 220 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 144 | 229 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 20 | SE 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 225 | 225 | 84 | 166 | 164 | 167 | 421 | 912 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 120 | 6 |
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