Surf Forecasts:
La Barre de Jose Ignacio surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, SSW swell with 445 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Barre de Jose Ignacio this week:
The surf forecast for La Barre de Jose Ignacio over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Barre de Jose Ignacio in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Barre de Jose Ignacio over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 108 | 86 | 164 | 94 | 111 | 148 | 382 | 399 | 308 | 378 | 280 | 238 | 113 | 73 | 57 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:23AM0.24m | 6:32AM0.20m | 12:28PM0.41m | 1:16AM0.22m | 7:34AM0.20m | 1:24PM0.41m | 2:14AM0.21m | 8:34AM0.19m | 2:26PM0.40m | 3:16AM0.21m | 3:33PM0.39m | 4:19AM0.22m | 4:41PM0.38m | 5:19AM0.24m | 5:46PM0.36m | |||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.01m | 3:29AM0.13m | 9:16PM0.01m | 4:21AM0.13m | 10:14PM0.02m | 5:19AM0.12m | 11:15PM0.03m | 6:24AM0.13m | 00:19AM0.04m | 7:35AM0.13m | 12:12PM0.15m | 1:20AM0.05m | 8:47AM0.14m | 1:24PM0.12m | 2:17AM0.06m | |||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 8 | ESE 11 | S 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 182 | 108 | 35 | 20 | 94 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 308 | 7 | 280 | 238 | 113 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 57 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 8 | S 14 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | 8 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | S 14 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | — | — | S 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 39 | 14 | 86 | 164 | — | 111 | 148 | 382 | 399 | — | 378 | — | — | 38 | 39 | 48 | 68 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 2 | 279 | 0 | 7 | 884 | 137 | 894 | 552 | 446 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 913 |
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La Barre de Jose Ignacio is 27 km (17 miles) from the city of San Carlos. If you plan a holiday in Uruguay - South, look for hotels and other accommodation in San Carlos. San Carlos has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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