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Punta Negra, Uruguay

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Also within 20 km of Piriápolis

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Piriápolis, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: CITY MVD, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Punta Negra

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

The spot faces S (183°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (3°). 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 11°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 Piriápolis, 5.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 15 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).

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Punta Negra.

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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

Punta Negra does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct174 ft8 smushy202kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct484 ft7 smushy155kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct293 ft7 smushy104kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct193 ft8 shollow77kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct162 ft4 smushy20kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct61 ft8 shollow23kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct41 ft5 smushy9kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct31 ft8 smushy15kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct554 ft8 smushy176kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct383 ft7 smushy64kJ16°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 35 min by road. About 21h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Punta Negra

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PDP, changing at GRU, then 35 min by road. About 21h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Piriápolis each day: El Pehue, Punta Negra.

The trip from Piriápolis, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,050–£2,010 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£25–£40
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£1,050–£2,010

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

Places to eat near Piriápolis

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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