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La Posta surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
140 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 83 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 70 | 106 | 104 | 130 | 130 | 152 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:25AM0.18m | 10:35PM0.28m | 12:07PM0.17m | 11:03PM0.26m | 12:56PM0.17m | 11:35PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.06m | 2:11PM0.16m | 6:57AM0.08m | 2:30PM0.16m | 7:31AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | 5:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 140 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 83 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 45 | 104 | 130 | 130 | 152 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | W 3 | E 11 | — | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 70 | 106 | 44 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 27 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 156 | 934 | 112 | 778 | 778 | 156 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 71 | 71 |
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