El Barco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
119
146
202
178
280
156
130
108
108
90
96
103
78
83
64
50
74
115
148
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:19AM0.32m
10:00PM0.30m
2:10AM0.21m
10:07AM0.33m
10:51PM0.27m
3:15AM0.21m
10:55AM0.34m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.03m
1:43AM0.21m
6:00AM0.11m
6:27PM0.03m
2:03AM0.21m
6:44AM0.13m
7:18PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
1
2
1
3
10
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
11
12
14
15
17
14
13
11
10
7
5
5
5
5
2
3
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