La Virgen Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

La Virgen in South Uruguay is an exposed point break that has quite reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south.There is a left hand point break here. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall La Virgen 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 Virgen:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Martillo	1 mi
Second closest break	El Emir	1 mi
Third closest break	El Barco	2 mi
Fourth closest break	La Olla	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Zorba	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Virgen:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	378 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3402 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3409 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3442 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3583 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Virgen:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	576 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	595 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	634 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	671 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	760 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Virgen:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	842 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	855 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	868 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	869 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	879 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Virgen:
Closest city location	Punta del Este (Uruguay)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Maldonado (Uruguay)	5 mi
Third closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Piriapolis (Uruguay)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pan de Azucar (Uruguay)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Virgen is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Virgen is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 99 km (61 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 121 km (75 miles) away.