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La Olla surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at La Olla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | |
15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 69 | 67 | 100 | 97 | 98 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 77 | 74 | 42 | 42 | 83 | 81 | 704 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-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 | 1:43PM0.17m | 6:35PM0.21m | 7:31AM0.07m | 2:07PM0.17m | 7:22PM0.21m | 8:15AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.17m | 8:12PM0.21m | 8:59AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 69 | 67 | 100 | 97 | 98 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 77 | 74 | 42 | 42 | 83 | 81 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 43 | 49 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | N 6 | — | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 39 | 10 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 72 | 83 | 117 | 178 | 214 | 350 | 427 | 434 | 414 | 414 | 471 | 704 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 700 | 941 | 120 | 771 | 273 | 226 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 76 | 78 | 32 | 733 | 690 | 828 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 750 | 700 | 750 |
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