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Cerro Beach

Montevideo, Uruguay

Cerro Beach 5 photos

  • Fortaleza del Cerro de Montevideo, abril 2025 03

    Fortaleza del Cerro de Montevideo, abril 2025 03. Efeland, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fortaleza del Cerro de Montevideo, abril 2025 02

    Fortaleza del Cerro de Montevideo, abril 2025 02. Efeland, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Deserted Island

    Deserted Island. Marcelo Campi, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Balcón del Cerro 03

    Balcón del Cerro 03. Efeland, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Balcón del Cerro 02

    Balcón del Cerro 02. Efeland, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 pm
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
71%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
3.9Poor6 am149
3.9Poor7 am149
3.7Poor8 am149
3.6Poor9 am1711
3.9Poor10 am1811
4.5Fair11 am148
4.9Fair12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm127
6.4Good2 pm1710
6.1Good3 pm159
5.9Good4 pm148
6.3Good5 pm127
6.9Good6 pm95
7.7Great7 pm74
Sat
3.5Poor6 am3119
3.8Poor7 am3220
3.2Poor8 am3622
3.2Poor9 am3723
3.3Poor10 am3421
3.6Poor11 am3522
3.4Poor12 pm3823
3.4Poor1 pm3723
4.2Fair2 pm3522
4.5Fair3 pm3622
4.8Fair4 pm3522
4.3Fair5 pm3622
4.0Fair6 pm3623
4.9Fair7 pm3522
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. Low at 11 am, -<0.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.1 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m960 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.6 km3.5 miMontevideo (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miAeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco (MVD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Cerro Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 38%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 11%