Santa Lucia del Este surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 -03
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Santa Lucia del Este surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Lucia del Este sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Santa Lucia del Este today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Lucia del Este at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (19 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Santa Lucia del Este. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
16
1.9
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
127
121
72
70
101
113
131
293
568
1764
1712
1463
1342
1121
812
672
672
1051
986
742
563
461
378
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:29PM0.16m
4:54PM0.19m
00:09AM0.34m
1:06PM0.15m
5:27PM0.18m
1:40AM0.30m
1:41PM0.15m
6:01PM0.17m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.02m
1:31PM0.16m
7:19PM0.17m
8:53AM0.05m
2:13PM0.14m
8:27PM0.13m
10:03AM0.09m
3:05PM0.14m
9:37PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:43
5:43
Temp °C
6
7
12
14
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
1
2
7
8
7
7
8
9
6
6
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
Energy kJ
236
127
121
72
70
101
113
131
293
568
234
198
280
986
742
563
461
378
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.9
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
SSE
16
Energy kJ
19
41
62
64
52
32
26
37
70
94
1764
1712
1463
1342
1121
812
672
672
1051
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
Distance (km)
79
79
163
126
126
0
0
163
199
199
510
510
510
510
209
224
224
224
196
122
122
126
122
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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