La Posta surf break

La Posta surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 17 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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
2.1
SW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)99687788888888877797811106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2351943487365724694384724494022602243412121108867665039499080110
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
40
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
0.23
8:01PM
0.34
9:48AM
0.21
2:53PM
0.20
8:50PM
0.36
10:24AM
0.19
9:40PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
-0.02
3:06PM
0.20
4:15AM
-0.03
12:28PM
0.19
3:36PM
0.20
5:14AM
-0.03
12:52PM
0.17
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-7:03-------7:05-------7:05------
Sunset----6:13-------6:12-------6:09---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191919181818192020191918181818202120181818
Feels °C (?)181312121314131414151616171918171717192020171717
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