Surf-Forecast | Punta Negra Surf Guide

Lat Long: 34.90° S 55.24° W

Issued: 8 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Negra sea temperature is

15.6°C

Punta Negra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Deco

Punta Negra Surf Guide

Punta Negra in Uruguay - South is an exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded.

Punta Negra Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	fairly consistent	15.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Punta Negra:

The best conditions reported for surf at Punta Negra occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Explore Punta Negra Location Map

Interactive Punta Negra surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Punta Negra Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 04:38 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Period (s)	6	6	6	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

What does Punta Negra look like?

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Credit: Deco

Tides at Punta Negra

Current tide and informaton

For Piriapolis, 5 km from Punta Negra.

Next High Water: 05:49pm | 0.23m

Next Low Water: 10:56am | 0.08m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Punta Negra Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.6 °C) at Punta Negra is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite