Playa Grande surfForecast / North / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 -03
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Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.1
S
1.7
SSW
1.1
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)98888888888888877781010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12592681682406125271614021653773831128160404026354165687981
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.33
7:26PM
0.52
1:41AM
0.19
8:06AM
0.51
2:10PM
0.35
8:16PM
0.61
2:11AM
0.16
8:58AM
0.50
2:57PM
0.36
9:06PM
0.68
2:42AM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.19
4:01PM
0.20
11:17PM
0.08
4:16AM
0.06
11:26AM
0.19
4:43PM
0.21
12:17AM
0.10
5:05AM
-0.03
12:12PM
0.18
5:26PM
0.22
1:16AM
0.13
5:54AM
-0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:06-----
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C191920191818171821222018171616172122201919191819
Feels °C (?)191616161415141518191917171515162122212021211920
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