La Posta surf break

La Posta surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 28 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1236
1117
767
786
494
483
325
270
222
180
141
121
94
80
74
38
155
143
158
117
102
121
121
114
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
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
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:00AM0.22m
6:11PM0.27m
7:37AM0.22m
6:53PM0.28m
8:14AM0.22m
12:48PM0.19m
7:35PM0.29m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.16m
2:19AM0.04m
2:36PM0.17m
3:05AM0.03m
11:24AM0.19m
3:14PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
Temp °C
12
11
13
15
16
13
12
11
11
12
16
17
17
16
17
16
14
14
17
19
19
17
16
14
6
5
7
9
11
8
7
5
5
5
8
9
11
12
14
14
12
12
15
18
17
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
1236
1117
767
786
494
483
325
270
222
180
141
121
92
68
39
25
155
143
158
117
102
121
121
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
9
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
6
2
2
5
1
2
48
38
24
25
25
16
10
10
10
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
9
2
2
2
8
8
8
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
W
5
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
42
27
22
32
14
28
13
17
22
26
31
72
94
80
74
4
3
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
25
25
7
3
1
1
3
1
5
73
75
25
7
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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