La Posta surf break

La Posta surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 27 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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.1°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 8PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
SSE
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.1
W
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
S
9
0.8
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1368
1338
1221
1423
1469
1072
1236
1117
872
800
503
492
331
270
222
176
155
118
90
88
49
48
41
66
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25PM0.25m
7:00AM0.22m
6:11PM0.27m
7:37AM0.22m
6:53PM0.28m
8:14AM0.22m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.15m
1:27AM0.05m
1:50PM0.16m
2:19AM0.04m
2:36PM0.17m
3:05AM0.03m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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6:00
6:00
5:59
5:58
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
15
16
13
12
11
11
12
16
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
5
7
9
9
9
9
7
6
8
9
11
8
7
6
5
5
9
11
12
11
12
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
SSE
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.8
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1423
1469
1072
1236
1117
872
800
503
492
331
270
222
176
155
118
90
67
49
20
10
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
7
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
48
41
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
2
38
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
11
0.8
W
6
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1368
1338
1221
39
51
44
36
28
15
26
14
26
21
21
22
26
28
48
50
88
48
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
905
245
156
25
25
25
25
3
25
7
3
1
1
1
1
11
25
155
30
25
7
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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