Playa de la Barrosa surf break

Playa de la Barrosa surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CEST
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Playa de la Barrosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131313121716161616151414141313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8987176151144246605590575524416411320225219168156103103106106104103103
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
2.84
3:21PM
2.80
3:36AM
2.96
3:59PM
2.92
4:18AM
3.01
4:39PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.27
9:08AM
0.06
9:23PM
0.09
9:46AM
-0.04
10:02PM
-0.02
10:24AM
-0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---7:50-------7:48-------7:48----
Sunset-------8:59-------8:59-------9:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191923232221191818192223211918171618222320
Feels °C (?)181817161720201915141314151717161313131314161815
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