The City — 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 experts: 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 expert 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 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.

Spot

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Playa Honda9.1 kmabout 20 min by car

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Honda, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, poor	2 ft6 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	1 ft7 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	5, poor	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	5kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 18 knots	15°C

Pocitos4.1 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pocitos, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	2 ft9 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft8 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	15°C

Punta Del Descanso8.3 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Del Descanso, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft7 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft8 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 18 knots	15°C

Pantalla8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pantalla, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft7 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	5kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 18 knots	15°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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

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Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Solymar22.5 kmabout 40 min by car

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Solymar, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, poor	2 ft8 smushy	51kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	16°C

Places to eat near Montevideo

Kentucky UruguayPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
PacharánSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Bar FacalBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
El FogónBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
El Palacio del FalafelMiddle eastern · 0.2 km from the centre
GuacamoleVegetarian · 0.2 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