Playa de la Barrosa surf break

Playa de la Barrosa surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 CET
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Playa de la Barrosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Playa de la Barrosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
1.3
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1414161616161515141791615141414139998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)583645129185178221209150283260242225202191131127157190181134108108105
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
10
E
20
E
15
E
30
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
2.86
2:53PM
2.75
3:06AM
2.99
3:27PM
2.86
3:42AM
3.05
4:03PM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.07
8:52PM
0.11
9:16AM
-0.04
9:27PM
0.01
9:50AM
-0.08
10:03PM
-0.02
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:31-------7:30-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:34-------7:35-------7:36--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1131---3-
Temp. °C141314161617151415151616161615141414141515141314
Feels °C (?)889121315111197109877688787778
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