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Zorba surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zorba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zorba sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zorba today?
The current surf forecast for Zorba at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zorba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 494 | 486 | 514 | 514 | 521 | 415 | 359 | 353 | 291 | 218 | 202 | 194 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 100 | 86 | 85 | 58 | 261 | 247 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:36AM 0.20 | 12:44PM 0.27 | 1:15AM 0.26 | 1:55PM 0.24 | 5:31PM 0.22 | 2:20AM 0.27 | 3:22PM 0.22 | 6:16PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:33AM 0.19 | 8:29AM 0.10 | 9:00PM 0.10 | 9:31AM 0.09 | 4:45PM 0.22 | 9:50PM 0.12 | 10:32AM 0.08 | 5:34PM 0.21 | 10:40PM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
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