Jose Ignacio surf break

Jose Ignacio surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 04 May 2026 -03
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Jose Ignacio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jose Ignacio sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jose Ignacio today?

The current surf forecast for Jose Ignacio at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Jose Ignacio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
398
313
236
179
164
126
123
83
47
73
48
32
31
28
41
54
73
95
14
72
102
98
133
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
N
20
N
30
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:15PM0.21m
9:25PM0.37m
10:12AM0.22m
4:01PM0.22m
10:01PM0.36m
10:49AM0.21m
4:46PM0.23m
10:36PM0.34m
11:26AM0.20m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.19m
6:06AM0.03m
1:00PM0.16m
6:04PM0.20m
6:48AM0.04m
1:32PM0.16m
6:47PM0.20m
7:30AM0.06m
2:04PM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
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7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:52
5:51
5:50
2
5
1
1
12
11
10
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
14
15
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
21
20
21
22
22
22
20
19
19
16
13
12
12
11
13
17
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
20
18
19
20
21
19
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
530
398
313
236
179
164
126
123
83
30
73
48
32
31
28
41
25
25
25
68
93
79
62
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
47
5
20
9
10
3
3
3
15
14
72
102
98
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
14
5
28
14
6
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.6
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
1
2
3
5
3
1
3
7
11
25
54
73
95
8
2
3
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
14
2
88
88
911
756
756
754
16
50
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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