Playa El Galeón
Canelones · Uruguay
Rating right now
Playa El Galeón is a S-facing sand beach on the Uruguay shoreline, opening onto the Río de la Plata — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Playa El Galeón
Updated 00:15 spot time
Playa El Galeón surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.8 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.8 m S swell at 5.35 s. Wind up to 26 km/h SW. Water 14°C. Best surf window around 14:00 — fun (3/5) with 26 km/h SW wind.
Snapshot refreshed hourly — the live hourly forecast below updates in real time.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.9°C (60.6°F) on average
Jan
22.2°C
72°F · 17.7–24.9°C
Feb
22.9°C
73.2°F · 21.1–25.4°C
Mar
21.9°C
71.4°F · 18.8–26.4°C
Apr
19.7°C
67.5°F · 16.5–21.6°C
May
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.1–18.5°C
Jun
13.5°C
56.3°F · 11–16.2°C
Jul
11.5°C
52.7°F · 6.6–14.7°C
Aug
12°C
53.6°F · 9.7–15.7°C
Sep
13.3°C
55.9°F · 11.2–16.2°C
Oct
15.9°C
60.6°F · 13.3–18.6°C
Nov
18.7°C
65.7°F · 14.6–21.8°C
Dec
20.9°C
69.6°F · 17.8–24.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
Nearby spots
Playa Santa Ana
Canelones · Uruguay
Playa Cuchilla Alta
Canelones · Uruguay
Playa Balneario Argentino
Canelones · Uruguay
Playa Biarritz
Canelones · Uruguay
Playa Santa Lucía del Este
Canelones · Uruguay
Playa Araminda
Canelones · Uruguay
More beaches in Canelones →see all spots in Canelones, Uruguay
New to reading forecasts?
Two short guides that make the numbers above make sense.