El Emir Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

El Emir in South Uruguay is an exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Often Crowded. Be careful when surfing close to the submerged wreck.

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Overall El Emir Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Emir:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Barco	1 mi
Second closest break	La Olla	1 mi
Third closest break	El Martillo	1 mi
Fourth closest break	La Virgen	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Zorba	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Emir:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	377 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3401 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3408 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3441 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3582 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Emir:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	574 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	594 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	633 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	670 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	759 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Emir:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	843 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	856 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	869 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	870 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	881 mi
Town and city forecasts close to El Emir:
Closest city location	Punta del Este (Uruguay)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Maldonado (Uruguay)	4 mi
Third closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pan de Azucar (Uruguay)	20 mi
Fifth closest city location	Piriapolis (Uruguay)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Emir is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Emir is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 123 km (76 miles) away.