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La Posta surf break

La Posta surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 -03
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La Posta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Posta sea temperature is
21.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at La Posta today?

The current surf forecast for La Posta at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (16 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)91011111111101312111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11116418428245952623266209205202209209209209846209628726673560469436
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
5
S
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassonononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
0.25
7:00PM
0.21
7:46AM
0.25
7:20PM
0.23
8:36AM
0.25
7:49PM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.13
1:36PM
0.13
1:14AM
0.10
2:31PM
0.15
2:27AM
0.06
3:20PM
0.16
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---6:37-------6:39-------6:39----
Sunset------6:55-------6:54-------6:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------22-1-2-1--
Temp. °C202020232928262422222225333023212120202020202021
Feels °C (?)181919222826232120202023313223212317171818181720
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