El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

Issued: 2 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is

10.9° C

El Barco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Barco today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	SE 7	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	ESE 13	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	73	69	94	91	133	292	101	101	128	195	176	136	115	223	207	158	156	187	253	277	255	248	178	123
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			3:38AM0.21m				3:22PM0.38m				4:41AM0.20m				4:26PM0.41m				5:36AM0.20m				5:28PM0.43m
Low Tide	10:54PM0.03m			6:29AM0.18m					11:55PM0.01m			7:40AM0.16m						00:58AM0.00m		8:46AM0.14m


	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	9	10	9	10	10	9	9	9
Feels °C	9	8	10	9	8	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	7	7	5	4	5	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	S 4	S 9	ESE 11	SE 6	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 7
kJ	73	69	94	91	10	2	101	81	128	195	176	67	59	62	53	57	156	151	151	113	111	111	109	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 14	—	S 4	S 9	S 14	S 15	ESE 11	S 14	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 11	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	E 6	E 6	—	ENE 6	—	—	ESE 13	SE 12
kJ	—	4	—	3	2	4	4	101	4	42	38	93	115	223	207	158	18	10	—	3	—	—	142	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	—	S 10	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	ESE 16	SE 15	ESE 14	ESE 11	S 20	S 19	S 19	—	SSE 10	—	—	—	—	—	S 13
kJ	4	4	—	2	5	5	5	4	4	50	57	81	64	7	7	7	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 2	—	S 3	S 4	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 6	—	SE 7	—	—	SE 7	—	W 3	WSW 3	SW 3	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6
kJ	1	—	4	10	133	292	72	—	85	—	—	136	—	2	4	9	104	187	253	277	255	248	178	123
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	33	79	10	10	659	163	733	120	0	0	0	0	0	33	38	79	79	38	126	524	524	524	167	164
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Rating (10 max)	1		1	1					2	2	2	3	2	2	2			2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	Las Achiras North	Barre de Balizas North	La Derecha North	La Coronilla North		Playa del Barco North		Cabo Polonio North	La Moza North	La Moza North	Playa del Barco North	La Derecha North	Barre de Balizas North	Barre de Balizas North	La Derecha North	La Derecha North	La Coronilla North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North				Cerro Verde North	Cerro Chato North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1		1		1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2				1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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