La Posta surf break

La Posta surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
20.8° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Posta today?

The current surf forecast for La Posta at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
82
83
62
45
33
32
26
21
20
48
30
30
29
17
14
16
14
13
12
16
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16PM0.17m
5:54PM0.16m
1:38AM0.27m
2:19PM0.19m
3:12AM0.24m
3:30PM0.21m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.06m
4:00PM0.15m
8:48PM0.13m
10:01AM0.09m
10:03PM0.11m
11:00AM0.12m
11:18PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
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6:06
6:04
6:02
6:01
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
14
15
16
16
16
16
13
14
14
14
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
19
20
20
19
17
17
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
15
82
83
62
45
33
32
22
14
14
48
30
30
29
17
14
10
10
10
9
16
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
10
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
16
16
27
26
26
24
14
13
21
20
5
5
5
11
10
10
16
14
13
12
5
5
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
E
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
17
7
20
18
17
15
28
26
3
7
3
6
3
1
4
4
4
5
5
2
2
2
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
Energy kJ
97
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
23
3
3
3
7
0
0
0
23
0
0
2
112
2
112
76
76
76
663
693
154
531
428
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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