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Punta del Chileno in South Uruguay is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks consists of rights. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. The water quality here is rather suspect.

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Overall Punta del Chileno 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 Punta del Chileno:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Barco	4 mi
Second closest break	El Emir	4 mi
Third closest break	El Martillo	4 mi
Fourth closest break	La Olla	4 mi
Fifth closest break	La Virgen	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta del Chileno:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	377 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3398 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3405 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3439 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3579 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta del Chileno:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	574 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	594 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	632 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	669 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	758 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta del Chileno:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	840 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	855 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	866 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	868 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	878 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta del Chileno:
Closest city location	Maldonado (Uruguay)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Punta del Este (Uruguay)	4 mi
Third closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pan de Azucar (Uruguay)	17 mi
Fifth closest city location	Piriapolis (Uruguay)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta del Chileno is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta del Chileno is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 96 km (60 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 118 km (73 miles) away.