Surf-Forecast | Cerro Chato Surf Guide

Cerro Chato Surf Guide

Cerro Chato in West Uruguay is an exposed point break that has consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest.There is a left breaking point here. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Cerro Chato Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	consistent	14.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cerro Chato:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cerro Chato occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cerro Chato (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cerro Chato with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in June while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 79% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

16%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

79%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cerro Chato Location Map

Interactive Cerro Chato surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cerro Chato is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 160 km (99 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cerro Chato is Cerro Largo (Melo) Airport (MLZ), also in Uruguay, 199 km (124 miles) away.

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Cerro Chato Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 07:45 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 10
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	6	7	8	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	glass	glass

Tides at Cerro Chato

Current tide and informaton

For Cerro Chato, 0 km from Cerro Chato.

Next High Water: 09:08am | 0.24m

Next Low Water: 11:04am | 0.21m

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Cerro Chato Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.8 °C) at Cerro Chato is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.