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La Caldera surfForecast / North / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Caldera surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Caldera sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Caldera today?
The current surf forecast for La Caldera at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Caldera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
278 | 250 | 196 | 143 | 138 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 58 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 51 | 82 | 123 | 121 | 148 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:23AM0.16m | 9:52AM0.26m | 3:56PM0.25m | 9:50PM0.41m | 3:15AM0.16m | 10:30AM0.25m | 4:44PM0.26m | 10:27PM0.40m | 4:07AM0.17m | 11:08AM0.24m | 5:33PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.03m | 12:49PM0.15m | 6:07PM0.21m | 2:10AM0.16m | 6:45AM0.04m | 1:27PM0.15m | 6:49PM0.22m | 2:44AM0.16m | 7:27AM0.06m | 2:05PM0.14m | 7:32PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 278 | 250 | 196 | 143 | 138 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 58 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 51 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 148 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | SW 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 82 | 123 | 121 | 47 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | — | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | — | SW 8 | — | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 15 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 2 | N 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 52 | 152 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 873 | 873 | 718 | 718 | 593 | 463 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 3 |
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