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Zorba surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 15 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
22.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zorba today?
The current surf forecast for Zorba at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zorba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 148 | 158 | 160 | 220 | 240 | 157 | 124 | 100 | 83 | 72 | 79 | 65 | 106 | 71 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:18AM 0.30 | 5:39PM 0.22 | 5:04AM 0.31 | 6:19PM 0.22 | 10:13PM 0.19 | 5:45AM 0.33 | 6:56PM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:27PM 0.16 | 12:25PM 0.06 | 12:11AM 0.17 | 1:14PM 0.06 | 9:49PM 0.19 | 12:48AM 0.18 | 2:00PM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
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