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 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
24.8° C
2.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.3
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
W
7
0.3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
33
33
32
32
18
21
13
10
45
27
11
10
9
5
5
8
4
8
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:52PM3.00m
6:15AM2.69m
6:31PM2.81m
6:53AM2.55m
7:10PM2.58m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.07m
12:10PM0.20m
00:38AM0.25m
12:48PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
25
25
25
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
24
24
25
28
25
24
24
24
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