Punta del Este, Uruguay

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Punta del Este, Praia Brava - panoramio — El Emir. Photo: Paulo JC Nogueira, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Punta del Este

Punta del Este is a town in Maldonado Department, Uruguay. From Punta del Este you can reach 16 surf spots. The nearest is El Emir, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 86 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PDP, 18 km away.

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Staying in Punta del Este

86 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PDP, 18 km, MVD, 100 km, SST, 238 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 Este.

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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 Este each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Punta del Este 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.

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Bikini Beach (Left Reef Break)12.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in La Barra, 3 km

5 ft277 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft79 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bikini Beach (Left Reef Break), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	277kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 shollow	119kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 shollow	79kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

La Boya9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in La Barra

5 ft277 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft79 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Boya, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	277kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 scrumbling	119kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 shollow	79kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

Montoya10.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in La Barra, 2 km

5 ft277 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft79 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montoya, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	277kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 shollow	119kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 shollow	79kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

Terrazas12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in La Barra, 4 km

5 ft277 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft79 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Terrazas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	277kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft7 shollow	171kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 shollow	119kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 shollow	79kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

Bikini Beach (Right)12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in La Barra, 3 km

5 ft277 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bikini Beach (Right), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	277kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 scrumbling	119kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 smushy	80kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

El Martillo0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Martillo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 s	268kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 s	171kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 s	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 s	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 s	38kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 s	33kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	3 ft6 s	36kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	14°C

La Barra8.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in La Barra

6 ft302 kJ

4 ft177 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Barra, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	6 ft7 smushy	302kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	177kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	3 ft8 smushy	132kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 shollow	81kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

El Pendorcho8.5 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft302 kJ

4 ft177 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Pendorcho, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	6 ft7 smushy	302kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	177kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	3 ft8 smushy	132kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 shollow	81kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

La Posta9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in La Barra

6 ft302 kJ

4 ft177 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Posta, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	6 ft7 smushy	302kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	177kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	3 ft8 smushy	132kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 shollow	81kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

El Emir0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Emir, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 s	268kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 s	171kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 s	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 s	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 s	38kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 s	33kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 s	36kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	14°C

El Pedro5.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Pedro, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	268kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 scrumbling	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 shollow	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	14°C

La Olla1.6 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Olla, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	268kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 shollow	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 shollow	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	14°C

La Plage3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Plage, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	268kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 scrumbling	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	14°C

La Virgen0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Virgen, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 s	268kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 s	171kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	3 ft8 s	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 s	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 s	38kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 s	33kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 s	36kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	14°C

Los Dedos0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Dedos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 s	268kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 s	171kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 s	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 s	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 s	38kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 s	33kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 s	36kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	14°C

Zorba1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Zorba, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	268kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 scrumbling	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Punta del Este, 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).

Places to eat near Punta del Este

CrêpasPancake house · 0.2 km from the centre
Fish And ChipsFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
Pez Globo Punta Del EsteSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
Watashi Sushi & WokSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
DamianoItalian · 0.4 km from the centre
Il Mondo della PizzaPizza · 0.4 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