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Zorba surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 12 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zorba today?
The current surf forecast for Zorba at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zorba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 202 | 194 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 181 | 124 | 216 | 193 | 275 | 337 | 253 | 172 | 103 | 77 | 58 | 52 | 360 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | on | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:55PM 0.24 | 5:31PM 0.22 | 2:20AM 0.27 | 3:22PM 0.22 | 6:16PM 0.21 | 3:24AM 0.28 | 4:47PM 0.22 | 4:18AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:31AM 0.09 | 4:45PM 0.22 | 9:50PM 0.12 | 10:32AM 0.08 | 5:34PM 0.21 | 10:40PM 0.14 | 11:30AM 0.07 | 11:27PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 15 |
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