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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.3
W
9
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
7
9
8
15
12
16
31
42
23
26
33
64
33
13
25
29
22
20
13
14
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:05AM2.02m
9:44PM1.88m
10:20AM1.90m
11:16PM1.80m
11:53AM1.91m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.89m
3:10PM0.95m
3:37AM1.06m
4:37PM1.06m
5:14AM1.13m
6:22PM1.03m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
25
24
23
24
23
24
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
22
22
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