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San Francisco in South Uruguay is an exposed river break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. The river breaks are all rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include .

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Overall San Francisco 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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Also see San Francisco surf quality by season and San Francisco surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Uruguay - South surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of San Francisco

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to San Francisco:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Santa Lucia del Este	14 mi
Second closest break	Punta del Chileno	16 mi
Third closest break	La Virgen	17 mi
Fourth closest break	El Martillo	18 mi
Fifth closest break	El Barco	19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to San Francisco:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	389 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3398 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3404 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3441 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3576 mi
Tide stations nearest to San Francisco:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	584 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	603 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	641 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	677 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	765 mi
Ski Resorts closest to San Francisco:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	824 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	839 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	850 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	851 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	863 mi
Town and city forecasts close to San Francisco:
Closest city location	Piriapolis (Uruguay)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Pan de Azucar (Uruguay)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Maldonado (Uruguay)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Punta del Este (Uruguay)	18 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to San Francisco is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 30 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to San Francisco is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 71 km (44 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 93 km (58 miles) away.