La Barre de Jose Ignacio surfForecast / South / Uruguay

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La Barre de Jose Ignacio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Barre de Jose Ignacio sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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 Wednesday (Apr 22) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at La Barre de Jose Ignacio in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Apr 27) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Apr 22) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (-03) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Wed 22nd Apr)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Best Surf12AM (Wed 22nd Apr)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Most Powerful 3AM (Mon 27th Apr)8ft (2.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Barre de Jose Ignacio over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
E
0.4
SSW
0.8
ESE
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010107777101087779567677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135885656113108734990653517175730372892858812475
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
N
25
W
25
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
N
5
W
10
SSE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
WSW
45
SSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.19
10:38PM
0.47
11:21AM
0.24
5:08PM
0.19
11:31PM
0.44
12:12PM 5:51PM
0.23 0.19
12:26AM
0.40
1:07PM
0.23
6:31PM 1:26AM
0.19 0.35
2:08PM
0.24
7:10PM 2:32AM
0.20 0.31
3:14PM
0.25
7:44PM
0.21
3:44AM 7:47AM
0.27 0.21
4:18PM
0.27
4:54AM 9:09AM
0.26 0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
0.16
7:20AM
-0.03
2:26PM
0.13
7:15PM
0.15
8:14AM
-0.01
3:14PM
0.14
8:14PM
0.14
9:10AM
0.02
4:05PM
0.15
9:18PM
0.13
10:08AM
0.05
5:04PM
0.18
10:25PM
0.12
11:06AM
0.08
6:19PM 11:33PM
0.20 0.10
7:21AM
0.21
12:05PM
0.09
12:39AM
0.08
8:03AM
0.21
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Sunrise--7:07--7:07--7:07--7:09--7:09--7:11--7:11
Sunset6:07--6:06--6:05--6:04--6:02--6:00--6:00--
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
411-------------62851--
Temp. °C201917171718191717191618191717161316151415
Feels °C (?)19181413141617161518151818161515138779
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Information about the La Barre de Jose Ignacio Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for La Barre de Jose Ignacio provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at La Barre de Jose Ignacio can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our La Barre de Jose Ignacio surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (La Barre de Jose Ignacio) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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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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