El Suicidio Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Uruguay – North)

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El Suicidio Surf Guide

El Suicidio in West Uruguay is an exposed point break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the south.There is a left hand point break here. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

El Suicidio Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	fairly consistent	18.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Suicidio:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Suicidio occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf El Suicidio (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing El Suicidio with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 21% of the time in May while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 37% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

21%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

37%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Suicidio Location Map

Interactive El Suicidio surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Suicidio is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 76 km (47 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Suicidio is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 173 km (107 miles) away.

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El Suicidio Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 18:04 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Period (s)	11	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at El Suicidio

Current tide and informaton

For Cocoloco, 3 km from El Suicidio.

Next High Water: 09:50pm | 0.41m

Next Low Water: 06:07pm | 0.21m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

El Suicidio Sea Temperature

The El Suicidio water temperature is reasonably warm (18.5 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite