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El Emir surf break

El Emir surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
21.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Emir today?

The current surf forecast for El Emir at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)99995888845561010101010661010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5530525435352261454510011391565615832028424420225252438
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
SE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
E
35
E
40
E
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.22
2:47AM
0.18
9:17AM
0.32
9:43PM
0.24
3:16AM
0.17
10:02AM
0.31
2:53PM
0.19
10:21PM
0.26
3:44AM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
0.08
12:22AM
0.15
5:01AM
0.16
5:49PM
0.10
1:11AM
0.15
5:51AM
0.13
2:07PM
0.19
6:31PM
0.11
2:06AM
0.15
6:41AM
0.11
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------5:47-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset--7:53-------7:53-------7:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192020191817171922222120191817202523232120191821
Feels °C (?)161615151414141619161414131313162217171616161719
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