Playa de la Barrosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° N 6.19° W

Playa de la Barrosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
10
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
34
83
72
56
64
58
31
21
18
19
15
10
11
18
12
12
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM2.26m
7:24AM2.23m
7:52PM2.03m
8:11AM2.03m
8:53PM1.83m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.70m
1:29PM0.74m
1:42AM0.91m
2:22PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part 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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
21
21
24
27
27
26
23
Feels °C
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
21
23
24
22
20
21
23
25
26
26
20
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