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 experts: 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 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 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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El Pendorcho8.5 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft340 kJ

5 ft284 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Pendorcho, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	6 ft7 smushy	340kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	5 ft7 smushy	284kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 smushy	124kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

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

6 ft340 kJ

5 ft284 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Barra, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	6 ft7 smushy	340kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	5 ft7 smushy	284kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 smushy	124kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

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

6 ft340 kJ

5 ft284 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Posta, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	6 ft7 smushy	340kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	5 ft7 smushy	284kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 smushy	124kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

El Martillo0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft309 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Martillo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	5 ft8 s	309kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	4 ft7 s	164kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 s	41kJ	wind from the east, 20 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	14°C

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

6 ft414 kJ

5 ft260 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bikini Beach (Left Reef Break), each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, poor	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	260kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 shollow	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 shollow	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

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

6 ft414 kJ

5 ft260 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bikini Beach (Right), each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, poor	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	260kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	3 ft8 smushy	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

El Emir0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft309 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Emir, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	5 ft8 s	309kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 s	271kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 s	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	3 ft8 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft7 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

El Pedro5.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft309 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Pedro, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	5 ft8 smushy	309kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	271kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 shollow	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

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

6 ft414 kJ

5 ft260 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Boya, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	260kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 smushy	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 shollow	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Olla1.6 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft309 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Olla, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	5 ft8 smushy	309kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	271kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 shollow	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Plage3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft309 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Plage, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	5 ft8 smushy	309kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	271kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

La Virgen0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft309 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Virgen, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	5 ft8 s	309kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 s	271kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 s	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	3 ft8 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft7 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

Los Dedos0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft309 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Los Dedos, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	5 ft8 s	309kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 s	271kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 s	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	3 ft8 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft7 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

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

6 ft414 kJ

5 ft260 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Montoya, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	260kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 shollow	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 shollow	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

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

6 ft414 kJ

5 ft260 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Terrazas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	260kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 shollow	164kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 shollow	111kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 shollow	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C

Zorba1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft309 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zorba, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	5 ft8 smushy	309kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	271kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 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