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 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 10PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.4
WNW
3
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
2
3
1
2
2
3
6
3
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
8
14
19
21
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:51PM2.32m
8:13AM2.19m
8:39PM2.08m
9:05AM2.02m
9:44PM1.88m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.56m
1:50AM0.68m
2:12PM0.76m
2:34AM0.89m
3:10PM0.95m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:08
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
21
22
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
28
25
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
22
25
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
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