El Morro de la Virgen Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

El Morro de la Virgen in West Uruguay is a sheltered beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the west. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for .

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Overall El Morro de la Virgen 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 Morro de la Virgen:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cocoloco	1 mi
Second closest break	La Aguada	1 mi
Third closest break	La Escollera	1 mi
Fourth closest break	La Derecha del Barco	1 mi
Fifth closest break	La Isla	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Morro de la Virgen:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	328 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3377 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3387 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3411 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3569 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Morro de la Virgen:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	529 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	549 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	588 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	626 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	717 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Morro de la Virgen:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	886 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	903 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	911 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	912 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	925 mi
Town and city forecasts close to El Morro de la Virgen:
Closest city location	La Paloma (Uruguay)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Rocha (Uruguay)	15 mi
Third closest city location	Castillos (Uruguay)	37 mi
Fourth closest city location	Velazquez (Uruguay)	42 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	45 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Morro de la Virgen is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 77 km (48 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Morro de la Virgen is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 173 km (107 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 194 km (120 miles) away.