Beach forecast for Costa Azul
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Rocha Department, Uruguay Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Use care · 2.7 ft
- Water
- 59 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 10 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 4:05 am, 4:27 pm and 11:53 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's not a beach day in Costa Azul (2/10). 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 | 2Not a beach day | Not today | Use care · 2.7 ft | 59 °F | 10 |
| Thu 29 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.8 ft | 59 °F | 9 |
| Fri 30 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.5 ft | 59 °F | 10 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.4 ft | 59 °F | 9 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.3 ft | 59 °F | 9 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 4:00–7:00 pm | Calm · 2.2 ft | 61 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.2 ft | 61 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Onshore breeze (9 mph)
- Low tide at 4:27 pm: more sand
- Feels like 65 °F: a bit cool
- Rain (0.13 in)
- Swim with care: 2.7 ft waves every 8 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 2.7 ft
2.7 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 59 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 10 · SPF 50
Max UV 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 9 mph
Onshore breeze (9 mph).
- Tide & sand 11:53 pm
Low tide at 4:05 am, 4:27 pm and 11:53 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 1:24 am, 7:59 am and 8:39 pm. Coefficient 99 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
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 | Light drizzle | 54 °F | 1 mph | 2.7 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 58 °F | 1 mph | 2.6 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 62 °F | 1 mph | 2.6 ft | 4 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 63 °F | 2 mph | 2.6 ft | 6 |
| 11:00 am | 1 | Light drizzle | 64 °F | 3 mph | 2.6 ft | 9 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Light drizzle | 65 °F | 4 mph | 2.6 ft | 10 |
| 1:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 65 °F | 6 mph | 2.6 ft | 9 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 64 °F | 8 mph | 2.6 ft | 8 |
| 3:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 63 °F | 9 mph | 2.6 ft | 5 |
| 4:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 61 °F | 9 mph | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| 5:00 pm | 1 | Light drizzle | 59 °F | 8 mph | 2.5 ft | 1 |
| 6:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 58 °F | 7 mph | 2.5 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Costa Azul
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Playa Costa Azul 0.2 mi · S
- Lifeguard
- Playa Arachania 0.8 mi · NE
- Lifeguard
- Playa La Aguada 1.0 mi · S
- Lifeguard
- Bahía Grande 2.1 mi · S
- Parking
- Bahía Chica 2.4 mi · S
- Playa La Balconada 2.5 mi · S
- Playa El Cabito 2.6 mi · S
- Playa del Faro 2.6 mi · S
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 1 of 3, warmth 0 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus cold 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
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 Costa Azul
Is it a beach day in Costa Azul today?
Not a beach day: 2/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Costa Azul today?
2.7 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Costa Azul?
About 59 °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 Costa Azul today?
UV reaches 10 (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 Costa Azul?
Today low tide is at 4:05 am, 4:27 pm and 11:53 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 1:24 am, 7:59 am and 8:39 pm. Coefficient 99 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Costa Azul?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: not a beach day (2/10).
What beaches are near Costa Azul?
Playa Costa Azul (0.2 mi), Playa Arachania (0.8 mi), Playa La Aguada (1.0 mi), Bahía Grande (2.1 mi) and Bahía Chica (2.4 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 Costa Azul 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.