El Emir surf break

El Emir surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 -03
Forecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at El Emir today?

The current surf forecast for El Emir at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at El Emir. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.1
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
16
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
932
665
447
282
209
148
137
180
187
663
507
1315
2502
2228
2107
1770
1537
1468
988
759
812
1075
972
823
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:39AM0.23m
3:32PM0.17m
9:43PM0.46m
10:26AM0.23m
4:03PM0.16m
10:36PM0.42m
11:15AM0.23m
4:33PM0.17m
Low Tide
5:23AM-0.04m
12:51PM0.13m
4:58PM0.16m
6:17AM-0.01m
1:38PM0.13m
6:02PM0.14m
7:11AM0.01m
2:26PM0.15m
7:07PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:40
5:40
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
5
3
2
2
4
4
4
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.1
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
16
2.1
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
13
Energy kJ
932
665
447
282
209
148
137
180
187
507
1315
1468
988
759
812
1075
972
823
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
Energy kJ
223
240
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.4
S
13
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
Energy kJ
14
14
28
64
85
111
103
82
52
663
84
95
2502
2228
2107
1770
1537
1189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
1
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
12
34
34
127
127
85
52
80
127
167
167
691
523
523
523
225
225
225
225
164
80
80
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our El Emir surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest