La Paloma, Uruguay

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La Paloma. Photo: Elvis Boaventura, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Paloma

La Paloma is a town in Rocha Department, Uruguay. From La Paloma you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is La Paloma, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 55 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PDP, 88 km away.

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Staying in La Paloma

  • 55 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PDP, 88 km, MVD, 172 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 Paloma.

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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 Paloma each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for La Paloma 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

Surf spots within 20 km of La Paloma: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Arachania5.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in ArachaniaIntermediate and up4 ft260 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots5 ft208 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots4 ft156 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots3 ft102 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 12 knots3 ft57 kJwind from the east, 14 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots
All readings for Arachania: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arachania, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct31, poor4 ft9 ssoft260kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft7 smushy208kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor4 ft8 smushy156kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small3 ft8 smushy102kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct16, poor3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 12 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct13, poor3 ft6 smushy57kJwind from the east, 14 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots15°C
corumbá3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up6 ft306 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots5 ft208 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots4 ft157 kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots3 ft105 kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots4 ft55 kJwind from the east, 13 knots4 ft73 kJwind from the east, 14 knots3 ft77 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots
All readings for corumbá: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at corumbá, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, poor6 ft7 smushy306kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair5 ft7 smushy208kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct27, poor4 ft8 ssoft157kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small3 ft8 ssoft105kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor4 ft5 smushy55kJwind from the east, 13 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct23, poor4 ft6 smushy73kJwind from the east, 14 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct11, poor3 ft6 smushy77kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots14°C
El Barco8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in La PedreraIntermediate and up4 ft260 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots5 ft208 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots4 ft156 kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots3 ft102 kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 12 knots3 ft57 kJwind from the east, 14 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots
All readings for El Barco: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Barco, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct21, poor4 ft9 smushy260kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct35, poor5 ft7 smushy208kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct15, poor4 ft8 smushy156kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small3 ft8 smushy102kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct14, poor3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 12 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct12, poor3 ft6 smushy57kJwind from the east, 14 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots14°C
El desplayado8.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in La PedreraIntermediate and up4 ft260 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots5 ft208 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots4 ft156 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots3 ft102 kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 11 knots3 ft57 kJwind from the east, 15 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots
All readings for El desplayado: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El desplayado, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct26, poor4 ft9 smushy260kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft7 smushy208kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct20, poor4 ft8 smushy156kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small3 ft8 smushy102kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct18, poor3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 11 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct12, poor3 ft6 smushy57kJwind from the east, 15 knots17°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots15°C
La Aguada2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft260 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots5 ft208 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots4 ft156 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots3 ft102 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 12 knots3 ft57 kJwind from the east, 14 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots
All readings for La Aguada: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Aguada, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct35, poor4 ft9 ssoft260kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft7 smushy208kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor4 ft8 smushy156kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small3 ft8 smushy102kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct16, poor3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 12 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct13, poor3 ft6 smushy57kJwind from the east, 14 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots15°C
La Paloma0.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft178 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots5 ft205 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots4 ft156 kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots3 ft102 kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots3 ft47 kJwind from the east, 13 knots3 ft62 kJwind from the east, 14 knots3 ft56 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots
All readings for La Paloma: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Paloma, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct29, poor4 ft7 smushy178kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair5 ft7 smushy205kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct26, poor4 ft8 ssoft156kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct20, too small3 ft8 ssoft102kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor3 ft5 smushy47kJwind from the east, 13 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct22, poor3 ft5 smushy62kJwind from the east, 14 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct9, poor3 ft6 smushy56kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots14°C
Zanja Honda2.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up6 ft306 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots5 ft208 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots4 ft157 kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots3 ft105 kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots4 ft55 kJwind from the east, 13 knots4 ft73 kJwind from the east, 14 knots3 ft77 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots
All readings for Zanja Honda: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Zanja Honda, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, poor6 ft7 smushy306kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair5 ft7 smushy208kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct27, poor4 ft8 ssoft157kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small3 ft8 scrumbling105kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor4 ft5 smushy55kJwind from the east, 13 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct23, poor4 ft6 smushy73kJwind from the east, 14 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct11, poor3 ft6 smushy77kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of La Paloma, 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 Paloma

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