El Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.93° W

Issued: 8 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Barco at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).
	Fri 17		Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	66	68	66	65	47	49	53	53	53	53	35	34	34	34	67	61	226	609
Wind (km/h)	NNW	W	WSW	S	E	NE	NNW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NE	ENE	ENE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	on	cross	glassy	off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on
High Tide			10:13PM0.34m				10:31AM0.30m				11:08PM0.30m				11:23AM0.31m
Low Tide	5:47PM0.07m					6:28AM0.08m				6:46PM0.05m				7:15AM0.10m				7:42PM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	2	4	4	—	—	—	1	1	4	2	1	1	2	2
Temp °C	22	17	16	13	14	14	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	12
Feels °C	21	16	16	12	12	14	16	13	11	12	10	10	11	13	15	15	16	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	E 10	ENE 7	E 10
kJ	66	68	66	65	47	49	53	53	53	53	35	10	24	27	39	33	10	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NW 4	WNW 4	W 3	SSW 3	SSE 3	S 3	S 3	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	E 10	—
kJ	5	4	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	34	34	34	34	2	18	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	—	—
kJ	6	5	5	1	1	4	3	3	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 3	SSE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 8
kJ	15	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	2	5	9	9	2	3	67	61	226	609
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Emir South	El Emir South	La Olla South	La Escollera North	La Boya South	El Barco South	El Barco South	Laguna de Rocha North	Laguna de Rocha North	Playa Grande North	Punta del Diablo North	Laguna de Rocha North	La Boya South	La Boya South	El Barco South	El Barco South	El Barco South	Jose Ignacio South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	79	10	0	0	73	73	162	163	73	10	10	0	0	0	33
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South	Punta Negra	El Chorro	El Chorro		Bikini	El Chorro	Punta Negra						Bikini	El Chorro	Punta Negra	Bikini	Punta Negra	Desembocadura de Garzon
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1						1	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	La Moza North	La Moza North	La Derecha North	La Derecha North	Barre de Balizas North	La Coronilla North	Barre de Balizas North	La Derecha North	Barre del Chuy North	La Moza North	La Coronilla North	La Balconada North	La Coronilla North	La Moza North	La Derecha North	Bikini South	Punta Negra South	Desembocadura de Garzon South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6

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