Santa Lucia del Este surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 21 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1055
924
756
604
499
454
373
297
278
222
199
193
138
133
130
99
99
80
77
56
55
55
63
35
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
0
NNW
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41PM0.15m
6:01PM0.17m
5:55AM0.30m
2:22PM0.15m
6:34PM0.16m
7:13AM0.31m
3:11PM0.16m
7:02PM0.16m
8:22AM0.31m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.09m
3:05PM0.14m
9:37PM0.10m
11:15AM0.12m
4:06PM0.15m
10:46PM0.07m
12:28PM0.15m
5:31PM0.16m
11:53PM0.05m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:42
5:42
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
13
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
7
7
7
8
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
11
13
10
11
11
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1055
924
756
604
499
454
373
297
278
222
199
193
138
133
130
99
99
80
77
56
55
55
63
35
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)
0.4
SE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
196
122
122
122
163
0
0
0
199
288
386
47
0
23
0
23
0
0
60
47
23
23
23
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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