La Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Uruguay – South)

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La Barra Surf Guide

La Barra in South Uruguay is an exposed point/rivermouth break that has quite reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

La Barra Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Point/river	3.7
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	19.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Barra:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Barra occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing La Barra with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 20% of the time in June while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 43% 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

37%

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

too small

43%

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

Explore La Barra Location Map

Interactive La Barra 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 La Barra is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to La Barra is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 107 km (66 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

La Barra Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 6 May 2024, 09:27 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 06
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does La Barra look like?

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Credit: Martin Credit: Martin Credit: Eduardo Terian Credit: Eduardo Terian

Tides at La Barra

Current tide and informaton

For Maldonado, 8 km from La Barra.

Next High Water: 06:44pm | 0.33m

Next Low Water: 02:08pm | 0.19m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

La Barra Sea Temperature

The La Barra water temperature is reasonably warm (19.5 °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*: 19.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite