La Barrita Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.91° N 90.91° W

La Barrita 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Barrita sea temperature is
30.9° C
1.3° 

La Barrita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Barrita today (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Barrita at 11PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

Table - waves today at La Barrita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
543
543
536
529
437
431
431
431
437
425
401
265
331
351
361
366
397
435
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
ENE
15
S
20
SSW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM1.87m
5:46AM2.01m
6:03PM1.77m
6:29AM1.94m
6:47PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.09m
12:03PM0.19m
00:10AM0.17m
12:48PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:23
6:23
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
32
31
29
27
26
26
27
30
31
30
29
28
26
26
28
31
31
28
26
Feels °C
31
33
32
31
29
28
29
31
32
32
33
32
29
30
32
32
32
31
28
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