La Olla surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 -03
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La Olla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Olla sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Olla today?

The current surf forecast for La Olla at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.7
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
16
21
16
15
48
70
69
100
98
100
127
117
113
111
140
94
72
74
112
102
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
30
N
35
SSW
40
SW
25
SW
20
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:10AM0.20m
4:58PM0.21m
10:45PM0.32m
11:46AM0.19m
5:36PM0.22m
11:19PM0.30m
12:23PM0.19m
6:12PM0.22m
11:58PM0.29m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.05m
1:43PM0.17m
6:35PM0.21m
7:31AM0.07m
2:07PM0.17m
7:22PM0.21m
8:15AM0.08m
2:37PM0.17m
8:12PM0.21m
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:52
5:51
5:50
5:49
1
1
1
1
4
14
24
1
7
6
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
23
22
21
23
23
21
21
21
20
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
19
17
17
22
21
19
22
20
18
18
20
17
12
10
12
12
8
8
5
3
2
-1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
13
15
70
69
100
98
100
127
117
21
111
78
94
72
74
112
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
10
4
4
3
3
3
14
14
48
10
11
12
13
14
8
9
113
23
29
37
65
43
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
W
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
ENE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.2
S
9
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
1
3
3
14
15
1
3
35
2
2
12
54
140
6
41
24
59
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
N
3
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
1.3
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.8
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.9
W
6
2.1
W
6
Energy kJ
2
6
16
21
5
5
10
6
8
3
74
68
36
26
74
69
69
133
235
243
264
322
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
72
163
941
120
785
163
7
12
18
1
29
31
238
38
32
78
733
126
690
670
690
771
771
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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