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 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
24.7° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
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)
0.8
W
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
27
29
22
21
50
79
62
46
43
43
44
15
17
41
44
35
26
27
27
19
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:05PM2.37m
1:45AM2.36m
2:08PM2.60m
2:43AM2.54m
3:01PM2.83m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.52m
7:51AM0.55m
8:29PM0.30m
8:45AM0.36m
9:20PM0.10m
clear
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>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:20
 mm
Temp °C
24
26
27
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
24
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
23
22
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
24
26
25
25
24
25
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