Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
273
245
240
307
206
176
152
145
162
162
206
184
179
154
154
154
179
270
223
223
237
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:11AM0.37m
10:02PM0.24m
3:18AM0.20m
9:52AM0.36m
10:44PM0.23m
4:11AM0.20m
10:31AM0.35m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.17m
5:38PM0.02m
1:03AM0.18m
5:35AM0.18m
6:22PM0.03m
1:38AM0.17m
6:13AM0.18m
7:05PM0.05m
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6:00
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5:56
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2
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1
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3
2
1
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
11
11
10
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