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Santa Lucia del Este surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 16 Jan 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
23.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal 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 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
1
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
SE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)446666666665553444667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)735122106746253352417211411139141751160237340392303247
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
5
WNW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
25
SSE
15
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassoncross-
on		crossoncross-
on		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.24
7:26AM
0.27
1:29PM
0.15
8:46PM
0.18
3:41AM
0.24
8:08AM
0.27
2:24PM
0.16
9:11PM
0.17
8:53AM
0.26
3:14PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.24
12:42PM
0.15
4:55PM
0.12
11:07PM
0.16
4:53AM
0.23
1:06PM
0.16
5:42PM
0.13
11:55PM
0.15
1:31PM
0.17
6:31PM
0.14
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:45-------5:46-------5:47-----
Sunset------7:57-------7:57-------7:55-
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C222020212221211817171823302928232221212020191918
Feels °C (?)241916181817171514151620292625212021181613131212
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