La Barra, Uruguay

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Montoya Wave — Near La Barra, 2 km away. Photo: Jimmy Baikovicius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Barra

La Barra is a town in Maldonado Department, Uruguay. From La Barra you can reach 16 surf spots. The nearest is La Posta, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PDP, 22 km away.

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Staying in La Barra

33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PDP, 22 km, MVD, 107 km, SST, 247 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from La Barra.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in La Barra each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 9 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for La Barra too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Bikini Beach (Left Reef Break)3.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft355 kJ

5 ft241 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bikini Beach (Left Reef Break), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 smushy	355kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	241kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 shollow	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 shollow	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

Bikini Beach (Right)3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft355 kJ

5 ft241 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bikini Beach (Right), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 smushy	355kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	241kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	3 ft8 smushy	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

El Emir9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Punta del EsteIntermediate and up

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Emir, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 s	320kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 s	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	3 ft8 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

El Martillo10.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Punta del EsteIntermediate and up

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Martillo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 s	320kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 s	164kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	14°C

El Pedro4.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Punta del Este, 5 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Pedro, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 smushy	320kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	258kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 shollow	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

El Pendorcho0.8 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Punta del Este, 9 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft324 kJ

5 ft254 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Pendorcho, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	324kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	254kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	3 ft8 smushy	124kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Barra0.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft324 kJ

5 ft254 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Barra, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	324kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	254kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	3 ft8 smushy	124kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Boya0.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft355 kJ

5 ft241 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Boya, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 smushy	355kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	241kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 shollow	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Olla7.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Punta del Este, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Olla, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 smushy	320kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	258kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 shollow	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Plage5.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Punta del Este, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Plage, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 smushy	320kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	258kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Posta0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft324 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Posta, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	324kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	268kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	3 ft8 smushy	124kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Virgen8.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Punta del EsteIntermediate and up

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Virgen, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 s	320kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 s	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	3 ft8 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

Los Dedos8.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Punta del EsteIntermediate and up

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Dedos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 s	320kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 s	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	3 ft8 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

Montoya1.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft355 kJ

5 ft241 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montoya, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 smushy	355kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	241kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 shollow	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 shollow	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

Terrazas3.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft355 kJ

5 ft241 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Terrazas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 smushy	355kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	241kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 shollow	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 shollow	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 shollow	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

Zorba7.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Punta del Este, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft320 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Zorba, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 smushy	320kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	258kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of La Barra, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near La Barra

Crêpas La BarraPancake house · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante Al FornoSpanish · 1.6 km from the centre
Capi Bar0.1 km from the centre
Deliss0.1 km from the centre
Pico AltoPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Mahalo Bowls0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits