La Barre de Jose Ignacio Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

La Barre de Jose Ignacio in South Uruguay is an exposed river break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The river break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall La Barre de Jose Ignacio 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 La Barre de Jose Ignacio:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Jose Ignacio	1 mi
Second closest break	Desembocadura de Garzon	4 mi
Third closest break	El Chorro	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Bikini	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Club del la Playa	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Barre de Jose Ignacio:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	357 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3392 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3400 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3429 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3577 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Barre de Jose Ignacio:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	556 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	576 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	615 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	653 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	742 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Barre de Jose Ignacio:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	860 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	875 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	886 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	887 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	898 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Barre de Jose Ignacio:
Closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Maldonado (Uruguay)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Punta del Este (Uruguay)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	La Paloma (Uruguay)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rocha (Uruguay)	29 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Barre de Jose Ignacio is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Barre de Jose Ignacio is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 128 km (80 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 150 km (93 miles) away.