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Himalaya surfForecast / North / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Himalaya surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Himalaya sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Himalaya today?
The current surf forecast for Himalaya at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Himalaya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 444 | 411 | 338 | 360 | 286 | 286 | 223 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 148 | 145 | 207 | 102 | 164 | 104 | 127 | 210 | 172 | 191 | 76 | 66 | 64 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:51AM 0.24 | 12:52PM 0.33 | 6:06PM 0.22 | 1:28AM 0.31 | 6:33AM 0.25 | 1:48PM 0.28 | 7:09PM 0.22 | 2:24AM 0.32 | 7:13AM 0.24 | 2:48PM 0.26 | 8:17PM 0.21 | |||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:33AM 0.20 | 9:07AM 0.11 | 4:15PM 0.20 | 9:32PM 0.09 | 4:32AM 0.22 | 10:07AM 0.11 | 5:01PM 0.19 | 10:22PM 0.12 | 5:43AM 0.23 | 11:06AM 0.10 | 5:53PM 0.18 | 11:13PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
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