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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Uruguay
South America
Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Geographic coordinates: 33 00 S, 56 00 W
Coastline: 660 km
Climate: warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Terrain: mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland
Natural hazards: seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind which blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in weather fronts
Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Geographic coordinates: 33° 0' S, 56° 0' W
Coastline km: 660 km km
Climate: warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Terrain: mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland
Elevation: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Cerro Catedral 514 m
Natural hazards: seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts
Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Population: 3,477,778 (July 2008 est.)
Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
Capital: Montevideo
Divisions: 19 departments: Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres
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| Water temp. | 20°C | 17°C | 14°C | 12°C | 13°C | 18°C |
| Air temp. | 21°C | 16°C | 13°C | 12°C | 14°C | 19°C |
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Seasonal swell & wind variations
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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| Arachania | 3 / - | 
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Right and left | Sand-bar | 
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Experienced surfers | |
| Balneario Argentino | 4 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | 
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All surfers | ||
| Barra del chuy | 1 / - | Right and left | Rivermouth |
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All surfers | ||
| Bikini Beach (Left Reef Break) | 12 / 1 |
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Left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Bikini Beach (Right) | 10 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Cerro chato | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | 
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All surfers | ||
| corumbá | 3 / - |
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Right and left | Sand-bar |
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All surfers | |
| Cuchilla Alta | 15 / - | Left | Point-break |
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All surfers | ||
| El Barco | 4 / - |
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Left | Sand-bar |
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Experienced surfers | |
| El desplayado | 6 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| El Emir | 22 / 1 |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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| El Martillo | 3 / - | Right | Experienced surfers | ||||
| El Pedro | - / - |
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Right and left | Sand-bar |
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All surfers | |
| El Pehue | 1 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| El Pendorcho | 6 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| El Pepe | 15 / 1 | Right and left | Rivermouth |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| El Pinar | 5 / - |
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Right and left | Rivermouth | All surfers | ||
| Jose Ignacio | 5 / - | Right | Sand-bar |
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All surfers | ||
| La Aguada | 17 / 1 |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| La Barra | 21 / 4 |
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Right and left | Experienced surfers | |||
| La Boya | 8 / - |
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Left | Point-break | Experienced surfers | ||
| La Moza | 8 / - |
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Right | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | |
| La Olla | 6 / - |
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Left | Point-break |
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All surfers | |
| La Pedrera | 8 / - | Right and left | Point-break |
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All surfers | ||
| La Plage | 6 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
| La Posta | 16 / - | Left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
| La Virgen | 4 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| La Viuda | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Las Toscas | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
| Los Botes | 9 / - |
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Left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Los Dedos | 6 / - |
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Right | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
| Los Pesqueros | 8 / - |
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Right and left | Sand-bar |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Montoya | 8 / 2 |
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Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
| Pantalla | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Parque del plata | 11 / 1 |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Playa Brava | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Playa Honda | 10 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Pocitos | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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Beginners wave | ||
| Polonio Sur | - / - |
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Right and left | Point-break |
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All surfers | |
| Punta Del Descanso | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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Beginners wave | ||
| Punta del Diablo | 4 / - |
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| Punta Negra | 3 / - |
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Right and left | Sand-bar |
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All surfers | |
| Santa Lucia del Este | 15 / - | Left | Point-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Santalu | - / - |
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Left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Solis | 10 / - | Right and left | Point-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Solymar | 7 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Terrazas | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | 
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| Zanja Honda | 12 / - |
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Left | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Zorba | 12 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers |
Photos
Arachania |
Balneario argentino |
Balneario argentino |
Bikini beach left |
Comments
By porthos81 , 29-12-2010
Surfing next week - help requested - Hey everyone,
I wanna come next week to Uruguay to surf (out of Buenos Aires). May anyone have a quick help where I can go (surf camp or other accomodiation with a shop near by)? I didn't find too much helpful in the internet so far...
As I am leaving Europe already in 3 days, quick help would be great!
Thanks a lot!!!
Cheers
Günther
By Anonymous , 07-06-2010
- When is the best time of the year to go surf in Punta del Este? Could someone explain more about crowd, wave sizes, etc. during the different seasons of the year? thanks
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By Anonymous , 22-11-2011
- What's the name of the place with no electricity and the hippies? I want to read about that spot here. Met a Brazillian there from Florianopolis.. made me laugh, it was totally flat!