Santa Lucia del Este Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Uruguay – South)

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Santa Lucia del Este Surf Guide

Santa Lucia del Este in South Uruguay is an exposed river break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The river break offers mainly left hand waves. Rarely crowded here. Beware of .

Santa Lucia del Este Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	2	fairly consistent	12.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Santa Lucia del Este:

The best conditions reported for surf at Santa Lucia del Este occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Santa Lucia del Este (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Santa Lucia del Este with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 17% of the time in May while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 43% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

43%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Santa Lucia del Este Location Map

Interactive Santa Lucia del Este 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. The closest passenger airport to Santa Lucia del Este is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD) in Uruguay, which is 51 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Santa Lucia del Este is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP), also in Uruguay, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Santa Lucia del Este Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 23 May 2026, 17:08 Local Time

m, °C	Sat		Sun
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Santa Lucia del Este

Current tide and informaton

For Santa Lucia del Este, 0 km from Santa Lucia del Este.

Next High Water: 07:02pm | 0.16m

Next Low Water: 05:31pm | 0.16m

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Santa Lucia del Este Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at Santa Lucia del Este remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.