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 intermediate 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 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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Cerro chato6.7 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft655 kJ

6 ft362 kJ

5 ft222 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cerro chato, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	655kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	6 ft8 smushy	362kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 smushy	222kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	13, poor	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	15°C

La Moza7.6 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft655 kJ

6 ft354 kJ

5 ft222 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Moza, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	655kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 smushy	222kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	13, poor	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	15°C

Los Pesqueros4.6 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft655 kJ

6 ft354 kJ

5 ft222 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Pesqueros, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	655kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 smushy	222kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	13, poor	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	15°C

La Viuda2 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft635 kJ

6 ft358 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

3 ft136 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Viuda, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	635kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	6 ft8 smushy	358kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft8 smushy	216kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east, 18 knots	15°C

Punta Del Diablo0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft635 kJ

5 ft337 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

3 ft136 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Del Diablo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	635kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft8 smushy	337kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft8 smushy	216kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east, 18 knots	15°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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Hermenegildo49.4 kmabout 1h 30 by car

6 ft405 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft155 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hermenegildo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, poor	6 ft8 smushy	405kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	5 ft8 smushy	268kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	155kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 smushy	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	18°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

Punta del Diablo, Uruguay

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

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