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Zorba surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 16 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
22.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zorba today?
The current surf forecast for Zorba at 11AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
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) (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 181 | 275 | 302 | 295 | 218 | 134 | 107 | 88 | 73 | 59 | 47 | 65 | 92 | 65 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- off | off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:04AM 0.31 | 6:19PM 0.22 | 10:13PM 0.19 | 5:45AM 0.33 | 6:56PM 0.22 | 12:17AM 0.19 | 6:24AM 0.34 | 7:32PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:14PM 0.06 | 9:49PM 0.19 | 12:48AM 0.18 | 2:00PM 0.05 | 9:57PM 0.19 | 1:19AM 0.19 | 2:44PM 0.04 | 10:27PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
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