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La Posta, Uruguay

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About La Posta

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

The spot faces S (161°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (341°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Barra, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 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 21 h 20 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. 45 min from the airport to La Posta.

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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 18Oct95 ft9 smushy324kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct375 ft7 smushy268kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct374 ft7 smushy171kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct233 ft8 smushy124kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct212 ft8 shollow74kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct72 ft6 smushy30kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct112 ft5 smushy18kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct92 ft8 smushy29kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct435 ft8 smushy240kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct383 ft7 smushy96kJ14°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 45 min by road. About 21h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Bikini Beach (Left Reef Break)

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Barra

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 14 kn (26 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PDP, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 21h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near La Barra each day: Bikini Beach (Left Reef Break), Bikini Beach (Right), La Barra, La Boya, La Posta, Montoya, Terrazas.

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Rough cost

About £1,065–£2,035 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£40–£65
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£1,065–£2,035

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

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