La Posta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.92° S 54.85° W

Issued: 2 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's La Posta sea temperature is

10.8° C

La Posta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at La Posta today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Posta at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 9	W 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	93	47	44	29	29	29	30	32	51	52	52	75	93	91	119	117	112	108	110	121	158	158	170	206
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	N	NNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				6:20AM0.21m		1:49PM0.27m						7:04AM0.21m		2:55PM0.30m						7:23AM0.20m			4:06PM0.33m
Low Tide	9:23PM0.04m				9:26AM0.19m				10:19PM0.02m				9:54AM0.20m				11:20PM-0.00m				10:02AM0.19m


	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	9	9	12	15	15	14	13	13	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	12	13	12	12
Feels °C	5	3	3	3	5	10	11	10	9	10	8	9	9	7	7	8	7	8	7	8	8	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	ESE 9	W 4	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	93	47	44	28	17	29	10	32	51	52	52	75	93	91	119	117	112	108	110	121	79	100	118	112
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 7	ESE 10	WSW 4	WSW 4	S 7	W 4	W 3	—	S 6	S 15	—	—	S 14	S 10	S 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	31	31	29	29	29	8	30	4	4	4	1	1	—	3	4	—	—	4	2	2	158	158	170	206
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSW 6	S 7	S 7	SW 6	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 15
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	—	8	8	7	3	4	4	1	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	2	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	W 4	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	NW 4	NNW 2	NNW 2	W 4	—	WNW 4	WNW 3	—	WSW 2	WSW 2	S 3	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	28	51	51	42	27	1	1	1	3	—	3	2	—	1	1	1	7	27	42	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Montoya South	Jose Ignacio South	Jose Ignacio South	Jose Ignacio South	Desembocadura de Garzon South	Jose Ignacio South	La Posta South	La Posta South	La Posta South	La Posta South	La Posta South	La Posta South	La Barra South	Jose Ignacio South	Jose Ignacio South	Desembocadura de Garzon South	El Morro de la Virgen North	El Morro de la Virgen North	La Derecha North	Rio Grande Jetties Rio Grande Do Sul	Punta del Chileno South	Las Botes North	La Boya South	La Posta South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	3	25	25	25	30	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	25	30	71	71	76	398	11	69	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon					Punta del Chileno		Bikini	Bikini
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1		2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	La Derecha North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre de Balizas North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre de Balizas North	La Moza North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre de Balizas North	Los Pesqueros North	Barre de Balizas North	Barre de Balizas North		Playa del Barco North	Las Botes North	Playa Grande North	Playa Grande North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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