La Boya surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 -03
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La Boya surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Boya sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at La Boya today?

The current surf forecast for La Boya at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at La Boya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.6
E
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)6667886456677777887788810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26262123295214105220237322377299268261265196130107143138133226
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
0.32
7:41PM
0.19
7:12AM
0.32
8:08PM
0.19
1:54AM
0.18
7:53AM
0.32
8:37PM
0.20
2:12AM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.05
10:29PM
0.16
3:41PM
0.06
11:04PM
0.16
3:06AM
0.18
4:24PM
0.07
11:43PM
0.15
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise5:43-------5:43-------5:45-------
Sunset----7:54-------7:53-------7:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172123242422212120201919181717171718191919191918
Feels °C (?)151921212019171916141211101012121313141515161616
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