Playa de la Barrosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° N 6.19° W

Playa de la Barrosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.1° 

Playa de la Barrosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.5
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
20
49
66
63
37
76
71
66
79
47
32
40
18
19
15
11
11
12
13
12
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
W
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47AM2.42m
7:09PM2.26m
7:24AM2.23m
7:52PM2.03m
8:11AM2.03m
8:53PM1.83m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.49m
12:49PM0.53m
1:02AM0.70m
1:29PM0.74m
1:42AM0.91m
2:22PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
25
23
21
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
22
22
21
21
23
26
26
25
23
Feels °C
25
23
20
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
22
22
23
22
22
21
23
26
27
26
22
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