Punta del Diablo, Uruguay

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Barcas en la playa de Punta del Diablo, Rocha, Uruguay - panoramio
Punta Del Diablo. Photo: rodoluca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Punta del Diablo

Punta del Diablo is a town in Rocha Department, Uruguay. From Punta del Diablo you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Punta Del Diablo, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 92 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PDP, 169 km away.

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Staying in Punta del Diablo

  • 92 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PDP, 169 km, MVD, 244 km, PET, 282 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 Punta del Diablo. 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 Punta del Diablo 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 Punta del Diablo: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Cerro chato6.7 kmabout 15 min by car7 ft655 kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots, too big6 ft362 kJwind from the south, 13 knots, poor5 ft222 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, fair3 ft139 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, poor3 ft103 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, poor3 ft35 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, too small3 ft60 kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, poor
All readings for Cerro chato: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cerro chato, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft655kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct18, poor6 ft8 smushy362kJwind from the south, 13 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair5 ft8 smushy222kJwind from the east, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor3 ft8 smushy139kJwind from the east, 14 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct15, poor3 ft8 smushy103kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the east, 15 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct13, poor3 ft5 smushy60kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots15°C
La Moza7.6 kmabout 15 min by car7 ft655 kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots, too big6 ft354 kJwind from the south, 13 knots, poor5 ft222 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, fair3 ft139 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, poor3 ft103 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, poor3 ft35 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, too small3 ft60 kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, poor
All readings for La Moza: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Moza, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft655kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct13, poor6 ft8 smushy354kJwind from the south, 13 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair5 ft8 smushy222kJwind from the east, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor3 ft8 smushy139kJwind from the east, 14 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct15, poor3 ft8 smushy103kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the east, 15 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct13, poor3 ft5 smushy60kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots15°C
Los Pesqueros4.6 kmabout 10 min by car7 ft655 kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots, too big6 ft354 kJwind from the south, 13 knots, poor5 ft222 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, fair3 ft139 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, poor3 ft103 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, poor3 ft35 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, too small3 ft60 kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, poor
All readings for Los Pesqueros: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Pesqueros, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft655kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct23, poor6 ft8 smushy354kJwind from the south, 13 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair5 ft8 smushy222kJwind from the east, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor3 ft8 smushy139kJwind from the east, 14 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct15, poor3 ft8 smushy103kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the east, 15 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct13, poor3 ft5 smushy60kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots15°C
La Viuda2 kmabout 5 min by car7 ft635 kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots, too big6 ft358 kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, poor5 ft216 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, fair3 ft136 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, poor3 ft103 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, poor3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, too small3 ft57 kJwind from the east, 18 knots, poor
All readings for La Viuda: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Viuda, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy635kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct24, poor6 ft8 smushy358kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft8 smushy216kJwind from the east, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor3 ft8 smushy136kJwind from the east, 14 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor3 ft8 smushy103kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 15 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct12, poor3 ft5 smushy57kJwind from the east, 18 knots15°C
Punta Del Diablo0.1 kmabout 5 min by car7 ft635 kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots, too big5 ft337 kJwind from the south, 13 knots, poor5 ft216 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, fair3 ft136 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, poor3 ft103 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, poor3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, too small3 ft57 kJwind from the east, 18 knots, poor
All readings for Punta Del Diablo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Del Diablo, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy635kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct19, poor5 ft8 smushy337kJwind from the south, 13 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft8 smushy216kJwind from the east, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor3 ft8 smushy136kJwind from the east, 14 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor3 ft8 smushy103kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 15 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct11, poor3 ft5 smushy57kJwind from the east, 18 knots15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Punta del Diablo, 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 Punta del Diablo. 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 Punta del Diablo from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Hermenegildo49.4 kmabout 1h 30 by car6 ft405 kJwind from the south-south-west, 17 knots, poor5 ft268 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, poor4 ft155 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, good3 ft110 kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, poor2 ft74 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft35 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Hermenegildo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hermenegildo, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, poor6 ft8 smushy405kJwind from the south-south-west, 17 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct28, poor5 ft8 smushy268kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct48, good4 ft7 smushy155kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor3 ft8 smushy110kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small2 ft8 smushy74kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots18°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft8 smushy35kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots18°C

Places to eat near Punta del Diablo

  • Raíz Cocina SaludableVegetarian · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Il Tano CucinaItalian · 1.1 km from the centre
  • Don Quijote Restoran y MarisqueriaSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • El Timon0.1 km from the centre
  • La Casa RosadaLatin american · 0.2 km from the centre
  • La Cascaruda Pizza y BarPizza · 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