About Parque del Plata

Parque del Plata is a town in Canelones Department, Uruguay. From Parque del Plata you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Parque del plata, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MVD, 29 km away.

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Staying in Parque del Plata

5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MVD, 29 km, PDP, 58 km, SST, 217 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 Parque del Plata. 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 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 Parque del Plata each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Parque del Plata 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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Las Toscas1.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft69 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Las Toscas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 smushy	69kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	17°C

Parque del plata0.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft69 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Parque del plata, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 smushy	69kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	17°C

Santa Lucia del Este16.8 kmabout 30 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft112 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Santa Lucia del Este, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, poor	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	16°C

Santalu17.6 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft112 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Santalu, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, poor	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Parque del Plata, 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 Parque del Plata. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Cuchilla Alta20.2 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft112 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cuchilla Alta, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	14kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	18°C

Places to eat near Parque del Plata

Bar CarlitosPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Pizzeria 4 FormaggiPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurant Maruja0.3 km from the centre
Pizzería Plaza 25Pizza · 0.9 km from the centre
Ruda Cantina0.1 km from the centre
La Cuchara de Madera1.7 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

Parque del Plata, Uruguay

About Parque del Plata

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Places to eat near Parque del Plata