Zanja Honda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.67° S 54.17° W

Issued: 2 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zanja Honda sea temperature is

11.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zanja Honda today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zanja Honda at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

Table - waves today at Zanja Honda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	246	246	192	189	186	238	151	196	164	146	129	114	114	96	281	275	248	227	212	199	248	177	169	286
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:44AM0.27m				4:54PM0.52m				5:42AM0.26m			12:45PM0.22m	5:54PM0.54m					6:37AM0.27m		1:11PM0.21m		6:52PM0.55m
Low Tide				8:08AM0.10m						1:45AM-0.01m			9:02AM0.09m	1:16PM0.22m				2:46AM-0.02m			9:55AM0.08m	2:32PM0.19m


	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	14	15	14	13	12	11	10	10	13	16	16	14
Feels °C	6	5	8	7	7	8	9	8	11	11	11	12	13	12	11	10	8	7	6	7	9	13	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
kJ	102	91	91	105	94	147	151	196	164	146	129	114	114	96	281	275	248	227	212	199	248	177	169	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 18	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	246	246	192	189	186	6	138	125	123	123	123	90	81	78	5	5	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SE 18	SE 16	SE 15	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 10	S 10	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 13
kJ	35	13	10	8	8	20	18	17	15	25	18	16	10	5	9	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 5	SSW 4	SSE 8	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	E 9
kJ	2	5	5	8	17	238	69	46	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	286
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Aguada North	Zanja Honda North	La Aguada North	La Derecha North	La Aguada North	Barre de Balizas North	Cerro Chato North	La Virazon Buenos Aires	Playa Varesse Buenos Aires	San Clemente del Tuyu Buenos Aires	Barre de Balizas North	La Aguada North	La Aguada North	Zanja Honda North	Zanja Honda North	Las Botes North	Bikini South	Las Botes North	Las Botes North	Las Botes North	Las Botes North	Las Botes North	Las Botes North	Las Botes North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	3	0	3	9	3	52	91	593	479	298	52	3	3	0	0	1	59	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - North	La Derecha	La Derecha	Barre del Chuy	Barre del Chuy	Barre de Balizas	Barre del Chuy	Los Pesqueros				Cerro Chato	Las Achiras	La Derecha	Barre de Balizas	Laguna de Rocha	Playa del Barco	Barre del Chuy	Barre del Chuy	Barre del Chuy	Barre del Chuy	Barre del Chuy	Barre del Chuy	El Suicidio	Playa Grande
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1				2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	La Derecha North	La Derecha North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre de Balizas North	Barre del Chuy North	Los Pesqueros North				Cerro Chato North	Las Achiras North	Jose Ignacio South	Barre de Balizas North	La Boya South	Playa del Barco North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	La Boya South	Playa Grande North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1				2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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