La Derecha del Barco Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

La Derecha del Barco in West Uruguay is a reasonably exposed point break that has dependable surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include wreck and rocks.

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Overall La Derecha del Barco 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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Also see La Derecha del Barco surf quality by season and La Derecha del Barco surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Derecha del Barco:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cocoloco	1 mi
Second closest break	El Morro de la Virgen	1 mi
Third closest break	La Izquierda de la Rocas	1 mi
Fourth closest break	La Aguada	2 mi
Fifth closest break	La Derecha del Medio	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Derecha del Barco:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	327 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3376 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3386 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3410 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3568 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Derecha del Barco:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	528 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	548 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	587 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	625 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	715 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Derecha del Barco:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	886 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	904 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	911 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	913 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valle Nevado (Chile)	925 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Derecha del Barco:
Closest city location	La Paloma (Uruguay)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Rocha (Uruguay)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Castillos (Uruguay)	36 mi
Fourth closest city location	Velazquez (Uruguay)	41 mi
Fifth closest city location	Aigua (Uruguay)	45 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Derecha del Barco is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 78 km (48 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Derecha del Barco is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 174 km (108 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 195 km (121 miles) away.