Beach forecast for Ciudad Vieja
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Montevideo Department, Uruguay Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Calm · 0.7 ft
- Water
- 63 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 9 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 7:56 am and 8:27 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a fair beach day in Ciudad Vieja (5/10). The best hours are from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm: sunshine, little wind and a calm sea, though with cool air and very high UV. The best day this week is Monday, November 2, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–1:00 pm | Calm · 0.7 ft | 63 °F | 9 |
| Thu 29 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.6 ft | 64 °F | 8 |
| Fri 30 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.8 ft | 64 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 4Poor beach day | 11:00 am–2:00 pm | Calm · 1.3 ft | 65 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 0.9 ft | 66 °F | 9 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Calm · 1.0 ft | 67 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.6 ft | 67 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
1 good hour- Sunny
- Onshore breeze (4 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 0.7 ft waves
- Feels like 70 °F: a bit cool
- UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 63 °F (cold)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 0.7 ft
0.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 63 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50
Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 8 mph
Onshore breeze (8 mph).
- Tide & sand 7:56 am
Low tide at 7:56 am and 8:27 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:35 am and 2:21 pm. Coefficient 91 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind and a calm sea, though with cool air and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 47 °F | 3 mph | 0.8 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 2 | Mainly clear | 55 °F | 2 mph | 0.7 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Mainly clear | 61 °F | 0 mph | 0.7 ft | 4 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 65 °F | 1 mph | 0.7 ft | 7 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 2 mph | 0.7 ft | 8 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 70 °F | 4 mph | 0.7 ft | 9 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 6 mph | 0.7 ft | 9 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 67 °F | 7 mph | 0.7 ft | 8 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 65 °F | 8 mph | 0.7 ft | 5 |
| 4:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 64 °F | 7 mph | 0.7 ft | 3 |
| 5:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 60 °F | 6 mph | 0.7 ft | 1 |
| 6:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 59 °F | 6 mph | 0.7 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Ciudad Vieja
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- Playa Ramírez 2.2 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Playa del Cerro 2.6 mi · W
- Parking
- Pocitos Beach 3.6 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Playa Santa Catalina 4.8 mi · W
- Playa del Buceo 5.1 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Parking
- Playa Punta Yeguas 5.4 mi · W
- Playa Malvín 5.9 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 1 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 0.7 of 1; minus UV 0.3; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Ciudad Vieja
Is it a beach day in Ciudad Vieja today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, with sunshine, little wind and a calm sea, though with cool air and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Ciudad Vieja today?
0.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Ciudad Vieja?
About 63 °F today: cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Ciudad Vieja today?
UV reaches 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Ciudad Vieja?
Today low tide is at 7:56 am and 8:27 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 3:35 am and 2:21 pm. Coefficient 91 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Ciudad Vieja?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Ciudad Vieja?
Playa Ramírez (2.2 mi), Playa del Cerro (2.6 mi), Pocitos Beach (3.6 mi), Playa Santa Catalina (4.8 mi) and Playa del Buceo (5.1 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Ciudad Vieja today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from FES2022 (AVISO/CNES) and the sun from astronomy-engine. FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.