La Posta surf break

La Posta surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 30 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.4°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 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.9
SW
7
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.4
SE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
1.5
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
65
151
101
73
31
94
67
65
79
72
46
25
42
26
25
24
104
407
679
827
1000
1168
1255
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
0
E
15
E
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
S
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:14AM0.22m
12:48PM0.19m
7:35PM0.29m
8:51AM0.22m
2:12PM0.19m
8:15PM0.30m
9:29AM0.21m
8:53PM0.30m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.03m
11:24AM0.19m
3:14PM0.18m
3:49AM0.03m
11:58AM0.18m
3:43PM0.18m
4:30AM0.03m
12:35PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:58
5:57
5:55
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
17
19
18
17
15
14
14
15
19
20
19
18
18
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
12
14
13
12
15
19
15
14
12
11
11
12
16
20
19
16
16
8
7
5
4
3
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.9
SW
7
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
48
65
151
101
73
31
94
67
65
79
72
46
25
42
26
25
24
7
5
5
9
8
8
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
38
38
24
25
18
25
16
10
10
10
11
20
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
7
8
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
25
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
3
8
9
9
13
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
WSW
3
1.5
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
S
10
Energy kJ
35
30
1
3
8
11
12
10
10
3
104
407
679
827
1000
1168
1255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
25
7
0
0
0
0
112
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
23
76
76
693
652
683
821
947
978
233
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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