Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Barco today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Barco at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Barco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 97 | 108 | 106 | 167 | 88 | 202 | 212 | 185 | 185 | 156 | 153 | 121 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14PM0.24m | 4:11AM0.20m | 11:07AM0.35m | 00:00AM0.22m | 5:04AM0.20m | 11:49AM0.33m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.02m | 2:08AM0.19m | 6:50AM0.16m | 7:36PM0.04m | 2:43AM0.18m | 7:28AM0.18m | 8:22PM0.06m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 91 | 88 | 202 | 212 | 185 | 185 | 156 | 153 | 121 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | — | NE 4 | NW 4 | E 12 | E 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | NW 4 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 97 | 108 | 106 | 167 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 524 | 237 | 126 | 167 | 297 | 421 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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