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Santa Lucia del Este in South Uruguay is an exposed river break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The river break offers mainly left hand waves. Rarely crowded here. Beware of .

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Overall Santa Lucia del Este 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 Santa Lucia del Este:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Corralito	14 mi
Second closest break	San Francisco	14 mi
Third closest break	Parque del Plata	16 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta del Chileno	29 mi
Fifth closest break	La Virgen	32 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Santa Lucia del Este:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	395 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3391 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3396 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3436 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3566 mi
Tide stations nearest to Santa Lucia del Este:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	586 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	605 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	643 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	679 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	766 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Santa Lucia del Este:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	811 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	827 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	837 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	838 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	850 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Santa Lucia del Este:
Closest city location	La Floresta (Uruguay)	12 mi
Second closest city location	Piriapolis (Uruguay)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Solis de Mataojo (Uruguay)	13 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pan de Azucar (Uruguay)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Las Toscas (Uruguay)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Santa Lucia del Este is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD) in Uruguay, which is 51 km (32 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Santa Lucia del Este is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP), also in Uruguay, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 72 km (45 miles) away.