Playa del Barco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 53.54° W

Issued: 2 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Playa del Barco sea temperature is

11.6° C

Playa del 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 Playa del Barco today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Barco at 8AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 8	S 8	SE 10	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 13	E 8	S 12	S 12	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SE 18
Wave Graph
kJ	4	3	1	1	4	1	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	7	6	6	10	10	0	8	6	6	6	12
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		00:47AM0.23m		7:45AM0.36m		2:09PM0.33m		8:04PM0.77m		1:31AM0.29m		8:37AM0.37m		2:46PM0.31m		8:59PM0.74m		2:17AM0.33m			9:28AM0.39m		3:23PM0.30m
Low Tide			4:12AM-0.06m		10:54AM0.06m		4:11PM0.25m			00:03AM0.25m	5:06AM-0.07m		11:44AM0.07m		5:06PM0.18m			00:46AM0.29m	5:57AM-0.07m			12:34PM0.10m	5:59PM0.12m


	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	10	10	15	18	17	15	14	14	14	14	18	19	18	16	17	18	17	19	23	25	24	23
Feels °C	10	9	7	7	12	15	14	12	12	12	11	11	15	17	16	14	15	16	16	18	21	23	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	S 10	E 9	ENE 6	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	76	110	106	71	63	63	80	84	84	64	66	66	78	81	89	110	9	41	36	90	122	130	130	133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 10	S 8	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SE 16	SSE 10	E 8	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	1	1	1	1	4	1	—	14	13	13	12	3	3	3	2	2	10	10	20	7	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	—	S 8	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 13	ESE 8	—	—	S 19	S 18	S 17	SE 16	SE 16	ESE 10	SE 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	SE 18
kJ	4	3	—	1	—	—	3	3	3	3	14	—	—	7	6	6	10	9	22	8	4	3	3	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	—	N 2	N 2	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 5	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3
kJ	22	—	1	1	—	187	159	111	108	108	—	—	75	75	104	138	138	37	3	3	3	3	3	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa Grande North	Las Achiras North	Las Achiras North	Las Achiras North	Las Achiras North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North	Bikini South	Playa Grande North	Punta del Diablo North	Las Achiras North	La Moza North	La Moza North	La Moza North	La Moza North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	146	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - North	Las Botes	Las Botes	Las Botes	Las Botes	Las Botes	La Coronilla	La Moza	Barre del Chuy	La Coronilla	Las Botes	Barre del Chuy	Las Botes	Las Botes	Barre del Chuy	Barre del Chuy	La Coronilla		Las Botes	Las Botes	Los Pesqueros	La Moza	La Izquierda de la Rocas	Laguna de Rocha	La Izquierda de la Rocas
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	La Barre de Jose Ignacio South	Punta Negra South	Punta Negra South	Punta Negra South	Punta Negra South	La Coronilla North	La Moza North	Barre del Chuy North	La Coronilla North	La Boya South	La Boya South	La Boya South	La Boya South	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	La Coronilla North	La Boya South	La Boya South	La Boya South	El Chorro South	La Moza North	El Chorro South	El Chorro South	Punta Negra South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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