Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 69 | 132 | 136 | 128 | 170 | 187 | 172 | 160 | 141 | 120 | 118 | 127 | 140 | 123 | 123 | 115 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:04AM0.23m | 5:07AM0.21m | 1:10PM0.31m | 2:11AM0.21m | 5:56AM0.21m | 2:06PM0.31m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.05m | 3:41AM0.21m | 8:46AM0.13m | 9:32PM0.05m | 4:24AM0.20m | 9:29AM0.15m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 6 | S 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 55 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SE 10 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 9 | — | 19 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 136 | 69 | 132 | 136 | 128 | 170 | 187 | 172 | 160 | 141 | 120 | 118 | 127 | 140 | 123 | 123 | 115 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 942 | 786 | 76 | 120 | 84 | 406 | 406 | 415 | 524 | 415 | 523 | 786 | 523 | 523 | 671 | 523 | 421 | 421 |
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