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 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de la Barrosa sea temperature is
22.3°C
1.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
123
115
105
102
100
68
68
68
43
43
42
40
36
25
26
23
14
12
12
11
9
6
5
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
NNW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:37AM2.09m
8:17PM1.85m
8:44AM1.95m
9:43PM1.75m
10:16AM1.91m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.88m
1:52PM0.90m
2:03AM1.04m
3:07PM1.03m
3:28AM1.14m
4:50PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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8:33
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7:45
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7:45
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1
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
23
23
21
23
22
22
23
22
22
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
20
18
17
20
20
19
19
20
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