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La Olla surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at La Olla today?

The current surf forecast for La Olla at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)3s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 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 (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)6668834866677777777778810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25181711208131113819723729033226821221217115610282117113109175
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
25
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.33
7:36PM
0.20
7:10AM
0.34
8:05PM
0.20
2:02AM
0.19
7:51AM
0.33
8:35PM
0.21
2:20AM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.06
10:21PM
0.17
3:43PM
0.07
10:58PM
0.16
3:06AM
0.19
4:25PM
0.07
11:38PM
0.16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise5:43-------5:43-------5:45-------
Sunset----7:54-------7:54-------7:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C172022232422222119201818181717171718191919191917
Feels °C (?)15182020201818181313111010912121213141515151615
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