La Derecha del Faro Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

La Derecha del Faro in West Uruguay is a fairly exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A right hand reef break. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall La Derecha del Faro 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 Derecha del Faro:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Suicidio	0 mi
Second closest break	La Isla	0 mi
Third closest break	La Balconada	1 mi
Fourth closest break	La Escollera	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Himalaya	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Derecha del Faro:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	328 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3378 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3388 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3412 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3571 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Derecha del Faro:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	530 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	549 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	589 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	627 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	717 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Derecha del Faro:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	886 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	904 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	912 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	914 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	925 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Derecha del Faro:
Closest city location	La Paloma (Uruguay)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Rocha (Uruguay)	16 mi
Third closest city location	Castillos (Uruguay)	38 mi
Fourth closest city location	Velazquez (Uruguay)	44 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	45 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Derecha del Faro is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 77 km (48 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Derecha del Faro 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.