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Zorba in South Uruguay is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the right. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of .

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Overall Zorba 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 Zorba:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Barco	1 mi
Second closest break	La Olla	1 mi
Third closest break	El Emir	1 mi
Fourth closest break	El Martillo	2 mi
Fifth closest break	La Virgen	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Zorba:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	375 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3400 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3407 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3440 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3582 mi
Tide stations nearest to Zorba:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	573 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	593 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	631 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	669 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	758 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Zorba:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	843 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	858 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	869 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	871 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	881 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Zorba:
Closest city location	Punta del Este (Uruguay)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Maldonado (Uruguay)	4 mi
Third closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pan de Azucar (Uruguay)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	Piriapolis (Uruguay)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Zorba is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Zorba is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 102 km (63 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 124 km (77 miles) away.