Surf-Forecast | La Isla Surf Guide

La Isla Surf Guide

La Isla in West Uruguay is a sheltered reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. A reef breaks right. Sometimes crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

La Isla Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	14.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Isla:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Isla occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf La Isla (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing La Isla with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in June while 6% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 90% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

90%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore La Isla Location Map

Interactive La Isla surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to La Isla 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 Isla is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 174 km (108 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

La Isla Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 01:15 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off

Tides at La Isla

Current tide and informaton

For Cocoloco, 3 km from La Isla.

Next High Water: 07:26am | 0.18m

Next Low Water: 05:00am | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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La Isla Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.2 °C) at La Isla is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.