El Morro de la Virgen surfForecast / North / Uruguay

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El Morro de la Virgen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Morro de la Virgen sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Morro de la Virgen this week:

The surf forecast for El Morro de la Virgen over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Mar 14) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Morro de la Virgen in the next 12 days are 1.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Mar 11) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Mar 17) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (-03) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Sat 14th Mar)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Best Surf 3AM (Sat 14th Mar)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Most Powerful 3AM (Wed 11th Mar)5ft (1.6m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Morro de la Virgen over the next 12 days.


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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)1414131212111178789989967788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1018988604421309172382181163136202281249176203304987393219217
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
30
E
25
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
20
SSE
15
NE
15
N
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
40
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM 12:18AM
0.23 0.38
12:57PM
0.24
7:26PM 12:58AM
0.23 0.37
6:16AM
0.17
1:41PM
0.22
8:46PM 1:41AM
0.24 0.36
7:23AM
0.17
2:29PM
0.21
2:30AM
0.35
8:33AM
0.17
3:23PM
0.20
11:01PM
0.26
3:26AM 9:37AM
0.35 0.18
4:19PM
0.21
11:26PM
0.25
4:27AM 10:34AM
0.35 0.18
5:13PM
0.23
11:58PM
0.24
5:27AM 11:26AM
0.36 0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
0.16
8:23PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.08
4:02PM
0.15
8:59PM
0.22
5:57AM 9:57AM
0.17 0.10
4:46PM
0.15
9:33PM
0.24
6:35AM 10:51AM
0.17 0.11
5:33PM
0.14
7:19AM 11:51AM
0.17 0.12
6:25PM 11:27PM
0.14 0.26
8:04AM
0.17
12:51PM
0.12
7:23PM 12:42AM
0.14 0.25
8:49AM
0.17
1:45PM
0.11
8:23PM 1:42AM
0.13 0.22
9:33AM
0.17
Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--6:31--6:31--6:33--6:33--6:35--6:35--6:35
Sunset7:01--7:00--6:59--6:58--6:55--6:54--6:52--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212021212021222122222022222026252329272330
Feels °C (?)181719171819202021211922202024222128242427
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Information about the El Morro de la Virgen Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for El Morro de la Virgen provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at El Morro de la Virgen can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Morro de la Virgen surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Morro de la Virgen) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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El Morro de la Virgen is 4 km (2 miles) from La Paloma. If you plan a holiday in Uruguay - North, look for hotels and other accommodation in La Paloma. La Paloma has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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