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El Emir surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Emir surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Emir sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Emir today?
The current surf forecast for El Emir at 1PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Emir. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
104 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 48 | 46 | 69 | 104 | 98 | 98 | 115 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:34AM0.21m | 4:18PM0.21m | 10:11PM0.34m | 11:10AM0.20m | 4:58PM0.21m | 10:45PM0.32m | 11:46AM0.19m | 5:36PM0.22m | 11:19PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.04m | 1:18PM0.17m | 5:52PM0.20m | 6:50AM0.05m | 1:43PM0.17m | 6:35PM0.21m | 7:31AM0.07m | 2:07PM0.17m | 7:22PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | 5:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 104 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 104 | 98 | 98 | 115 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 46 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 23 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 73 | 165 | 942 | 121 | 786 | 786 | 165 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 80 | 80 |
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