Las Botes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Uruguay – North)

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Las Botes Surf Guide

Las Botes in West Uruguay is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Rocks are a hazard.

Las Botes Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	18.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Las Botes:

The best conditions reported for surf at Las Botes occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Las Botes (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Las Botes with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 20% of the time in May while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 36% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

20%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

36%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Las Botes Location Map

Interactive Las Botes surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Las Botes is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 75 km (47 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Las Botes is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 172 km (107 miles) away.

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Las Botes Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 10:55 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

What does Las Botes look like?

Latest photos from Las Botes. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Glimm

Tides at Las Botes

Current tide and informaton

For Cocoloco, 4 km from Las Botes.

Next High Water: 04:44pm | 0.26m

Next Low Water: 01:27pm | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Las Botes Sea Temperature

The Las Botes water temperature is reasonably warm (18.4 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite