Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Barco sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 10AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.3
SE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
700
406
857
613
510
436
311
320
307
284
278
272
241
269
348
527
350
290
279
241
334
247
313
270
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:10AM0.21m
7:46AM0.36m
8:38PM0.26m
1:21AM0.20m
8:29AM0.37m
9:20PM0.25m
2:22AM0.20m
9:11AM0.37m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.21m
3:33AM0.14m
4:06PM0.01m
11:49PM0.20m
4:16AM0.15m
4:53PM0.01m
00:26AM0.19m
4:56AM0.17m
5:38PM0.02m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
13
14
11
11
12
12
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