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Zanja Honda in West Uruguay is an exposed beach and point break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there is a left hand point break as well. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Zanja Honda 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 Zanja Honda:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Caldera	1 mi
Second closest break	Las Botes	1 mi
Third closest break	Himalaya	1 mi
Fourth closest break	La Balconada	1 mi
Fifth closest break	El Suicidio	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Zanja Honda:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	330 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3379 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3389 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3413 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3571 mi
Tide stations nearest to Zanja Honda:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	531 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	551 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	590 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	629 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	718 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Zanja Honda:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	884 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	902 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	911 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	912 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	924 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Zanja Honda:
Closest city location	La Paloma (Uruguay)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Rocha (Uruguay)	16 mi
Third closest city location	Castillos (Uruguay)	40 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	44 mi
Fifth closest city location	Velazquez (Uruguay)	44 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Zanja Honda is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 74 km (46 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Zanja Honda is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 171 km (106 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 192 km (119 miles) away.