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Zorba surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 13 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zorba today?
The current surf forecast for Zorba at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Zorba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 61 | 127 | 173 | 43 | 53 | 71 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 29 | 33 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 59 | 43 | 80 | 119 | 190 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:22PM 0.22 | 6:16PM 0.21 | 3:24AM 0.28 | 4:47PM 0.22 | 4:18AM 0.30 | 5:39PM 0.22 | 5:04AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:34PM 0.21 | 10:40PM 0.14 | 11:30AM 0.07 | 11:27PM 0.16 | 12:25PM 0.06 | 12:11AM 0.17 | 1:14PM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
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