Montevideo, Uruguay

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Montevideo, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Marcelo Campi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Montevideo

Montevideo is a town in Montevideo, Uruguay. From Montevideo you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Pocitos, a surf spot 4.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 134 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MVD, 17 km away.

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Staying in Montevideo

  • 134 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MVD, 17 km, PDP, 100 km, SST, 188 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Montevideo. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Montevideo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Montevideo: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Punta Del Descanso8.3 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft18 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft12 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Punta Del Descanso: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Del Descanso, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft6 smushy18kJwind from the south, 11 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small2 ft6 smushy22kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small1 ft8 ssoft12kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft8 s4kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 11 knots15°C
Pocitos4.1 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft18 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft12 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Pocitos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pocitos, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy18kJwind from the south, 10 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small2 ft7 smushy27kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small1 ft8 smushy12kJwind from the east, 11 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft8 s4kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 11 knots15°C
Pantalla8.7 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft18 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft12 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Pantalla: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pantalla, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft6 smushy18kJwind from the south, 11 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small2 ft6 smushy22kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small1 ft8 ssoft12kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft8 s4kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 11 knots15°C
Playa Honda9.1 kmabout 20 min by car2 ft18 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft12 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Playa Honda: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Honda, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small2 ft6 smushy18kJwind from the south, 11 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small2 ft6 smushy22kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small1 ft8 ssoft12kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft8 s4kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 11 knots15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Montevideo, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Montevideo. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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.

Surf spots that stay in Montevideo from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Solymar22.5 kmabout 40 min by car2 ft45 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft6 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small
All readings for Solymar: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Solymar, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, too small2 ft9 smushy45kJwind from the south, 10 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct28, too small2 ft6 smushy33kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct14, too small2 ft6 smushy22kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small1 ft8 smushy16kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small2 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the east, 9 knots17°C

Places to eat near Montevideo

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