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Polonio Sur, Uruguay

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Avenida principal - La Pedrera - Uruguay
La Pedrera, the nearest town, 38 km away. Photo: TitiNicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Polonio Sur

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

The spot faces S (184°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (4°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 93). 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 June and August, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Pedrera.

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 23 h 10 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. 2 h 35 from the airport to Polonio Sur.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: La Pedrera, 38 km (about 1h 10 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Polonio Sur: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in La Pedrera, 38 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in La Pedrera · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in La Pedrera · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Polonio Sur on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct157 ft9 smushy677kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct146 ft8 smushy352kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct305 ft8 smushy222kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct114 ft8 ssoft156kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct83 ft8 ssoft98kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct22 ft8 smushy58kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct52 ft6 smushy35kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct52 ft10 ssoft50kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct335 ft9 ssoft395kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct204 ft7 smushy122kJ14°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PDP, changing at GRU, then 2h 35 by road. About 23h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  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 2h 35 by road. About 23h 10 door to door

The trip from La Pedrera, with every spot near it

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 Pedrera

  • Pura Vida - La PedreraPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Bar Budapest La PedreraBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Salvatore esssperience - Rotiseria Total0.1 km from the centre
  • Ay Candela0.3 km from the centre
  • Dale Palo Resto Pub0.3 km from the centre
  • Lajau0.4 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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: La Pedrera, 38 km (about 1h 10 by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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