El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

Issued: 8 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 ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am 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)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).
	Friday 10						Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	12 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	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 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	94	91	133	260	101	352	381	320	173	93	115	223	161	158	154	151	151	232	135	193	188	96	69	69
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNW	W	W	W	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	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		6:29AM0.18m					11:55PM0.01m			7:40AM0.16m						00:58AM0.00m		8:46AM0.14m						2:01AM-0.00m


	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	5:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10
Feels °C	10	10	8	6	6	6	8	8	8	9	8	7	5	5	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	S 4	S 5	ESE 11	S 15	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7
kJ	94	91	6	13	101	4	103	77	173	55	60	62	62	158	154	151	151	113	55	111	109	35	41	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 4	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 15	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSE 7	ESE 11	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 7	SSE 7	ESE 6	E 6	ENE 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	—	3	2	2	4	4	128	125	41	93	115	223	161	51	29	10	6	6	109	111	145	73	69	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	S 9	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	ESE 16	SE 15	ESE 15	ESE 11	S 20	S 19	ESE 6	E 6	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	—	S 13	SSE 8	S 12
kJ	—	2	2	4	5	4	4	50	57	84	64	7	7	10	18	5	4	17	16	—	—	3	11	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 2	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 6	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	—	S 7	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6
kJ	—	1	133	260	82	352	381	320	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	79	150	232	135	193	188	96	52	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Boya South	La Boya South	Novo Quintao Rio Grande Do Sul	Salinas Rio Grande Do Sul	Atlantida Rio Grande Do Sul	Cabo Polonio North	El Barco South	El Barco South	El Barco South	El Barco South	El Emir South	La Barre de Jose Ignacio South	El Morro de la Virgen North	La Olla South	Desembocadura de Garzon South	Barre de Balizas North	Barre de Balizas North	Cerro Chato North	La Virazon Buenos Aires	La Virazon Buenos Aires	Playa Varesse Buenos Aires	San Clemente del Tuyu Buenos Aires	Jose Ignacio South	La Olla South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	10	10	659	690	733	120	0	0	0	0	1	31	79	1	38	126	126	164	524	524	412	225	33	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South	Desembocadura de Garzon	Bikini					El Barco	El Barco	Desembocadura de Garzon	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon		Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon								Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon
Rating (10 max)	1	1					3	3	2	3	2	2		2	2								2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	La Derecha North	Barre del Chuy North				Playa del Barco North	La Balconada North	El Barco South	Playa Grande North	La Barre de Jose Ignacio South	La Derecha North	Barre de Balizas North	La Derecha North	La Derecha North	La Coronilla North	Barre de Balizas North	Barre de Balizas North	Cerro Chato North					Barre de Balizas North	Barre del Chuy North
Rating (10 max)	2	1				2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1					2	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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