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La Olla in South Uruguay is an exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the west northwest. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast.The break here is a left hand point. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall La Olla 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 Olla:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Barco	1 mi
Second closest break	El Emir	1 mi
Third closest break	Zorba	1 mi
Fourth closest break	El Martillo	2 mi
Fifth closest break	La Virgen	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Olla:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	376 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3400 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3408 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3441 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3582 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Olla:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	574 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	593 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	631 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	669 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	758 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Olla:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	843 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	857 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	869 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	871 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	881 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Olla:
Closest city location	Punta del Este (Uruguay)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Maldonado (Uruguay)	4 mi
Third closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pan de Azucar (Uruguay)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	Piriapolis (Uruguay)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Olla is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Olla is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 102 km (63 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 124 km (77 miles) away.