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La Paloma, Uruguay

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About La Paloma

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (178°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (358°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 110). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Paloma, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PDP, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU).

    See flights ORD → PDP · Skyscanner from about £535 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to La Paloma.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct07 ft8 smushy603kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct165 ft7 smushy292kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct445 ft7 smushy197kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct264 ft8 smushy143kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct193 ft8 smushy86kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct83 ft5 smushy42kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct173 ft5 smushy38kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct112 ft7 smushy32kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct465 ft8 ssoft359kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct503 ft7 smushy111kJ14°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PDP, changing at GRU, then 1h 50 by road. About 22h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf corumbá

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PDP, changing at GRU, then 1h 50 by road. About 22h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near La Paloma each day: corumbá, La Aguada, La Paloma, Zanja Honda.

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Rough cost

About £1,110–£2,110 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PDP, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£535–£1,115
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£85–£140
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£185–£305
Food7 days eating out£185–£345
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£140
Total£1,110–£2,110

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near La Paloma

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

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