Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
1
SW
4
1.3
SSW
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
35
35
34
40
107
221
277
447
462
579
631
487
422
412
372
307
140
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:58PM0.25m
5:42AM0.28m
6:46PM0.26m
6:24AM0.32m
7:30PM0.26m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.17m
1:44PM0.07m
1:59AM0.18m
2:35PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
16
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
16
13
12
11
6
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
6
6
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