Playa de la Barrosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° N 6.19° W

Issued: 1 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is

22.8°C

Playa de la Barrosa 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 de la Barrosa today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Evening (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	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)	W 13	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	17	28	28	27	25	40	38	57	56	54	53	52	52	51	50	46	28	27	26	31	51	47	45	69
Wind (km/h)	NNE	E	E	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	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			5:08AM2.72m				5:28PM2.60m				5:40AM2.60m				6:02PM2.42m				6:14AM2.44m				6:38PM2.22m
Low Tide					11:11AM0.22m				11:23PM0.36m				11:44AM0.36m				11:54PM0.53m				12:20PM0.53m


	—	—	8:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	23	23	23	28	28	25	24	22	22	22	23	25	26	23	22	21	21	21	23	25	26	23	22
Feels °C	21	22	21	21	26	27	23	19	17	17	18	17	19	20	18	18	17	17	18	18	19	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 5	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	2	28	28	5	25	40	38	57	56	54	53	52	52	51	50	46	28	27	26	26	51	47	45	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 12	WNW 5	SE 4	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 9	W 9	W 9	—
kJ	13	1	3	27	4	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	4	16	31	14	14	14	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	—	—	—	ESE 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	17	—	—	—	1	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	1	13	46	51	13	24	25	24	54	80	83	83	95	118	99	80	145	151	95	59	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Briech Tangier to Rabat	Aroussa Bahe Tangier to Rabat	Aroussa Bahe Tangier to Rabat	Briech Tangier to Rabat	Rocha Negra Algarve	Playa de la Barrosa Andalucia	Cabo Roche Andalucia	Ilha de Faro Algarve	Plage Loukos Tangier to Rabat	Asilah Tangier to Rabat	Briech Tangier to Rabat	Asilah Tangier to Rabat	Plage Loukos Tangier to Rabat	Ilha de Faro Algarve	Ilha de Faro Algarve	Playa de la Canaleta Andalucia	Matalascañas Andalucia	Matalascañas Andalucia	Playa de la Canaleta Andalucia	Asilah Tangier to Rabat	Plage Loukos Tangier to Rabat	Moulay Bousselham Tangier to Rabat	Ilha de Faro Algarve	Asilah Tangier to Rabat
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	100	70	70	100	240	0	8	173	127	107	100	107	127	173	173	112	76	76	112	107	127	174	173	107
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Rating (10 max)						1	1				1	1				1	1	2	1	2			1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	4	5	5	5	5	5

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