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La Caldera in West Uruguay is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

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Overall La Caldera 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 Caldera:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Zanja Honda	1 mi
Second closest break	Las Botes	1 mi
Third closest break	El Suicidio	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Himalaya	2 mi
Fifth closest break	La Aguada	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Caldera:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	331 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3379 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3389 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3413 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3571 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Caldera:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	531 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	551 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	590 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	629 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	719 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Caldera:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	884 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	901 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	910 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	911 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	923 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Caldera:
Closest city location	La Paloma (Uruguay)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Rocha (Uruguay)	15 mi
Third closest city location	Castillos (Uruguay)	40 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	43 mi
Fifth closest city location	Velazquez (Uruguay)	44 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Caldera is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 73 km (45 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Caldera is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 170 km (106 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 191 km (119 miles) away.