La Olla
Surf spot · Uruguay
Is it worth the trip?
20Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft11 s
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft11 s
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- E 9 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- WSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 111kJ
- Wind
- S 20 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 109kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 127, too small
- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 33, too small
- Wed 420, too small
- Thu 522, too small
- Fri 617, too small
- Sat 712, poor
- Sun 838, poor
- Mon 937, too small
- Tue 1015, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 27, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | under 1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the east, 9 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 17, too small | 1 ft6 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, poor | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 111kJ | wind from the south, 20 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 38, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 109kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | offshorewind from the north, 4 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 18°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:59 −0.1 mHigh 12:25 +0.2 mLow 20:20 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:45 +0.1 mLow 08:05 −0.1 mHigh 13:24 +0.2 mLow 21:23 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:38 +0.1 mLow 09:31 −0.2 mHigh 14:26 +0.1 mLow 22:25 −0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Olla
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (147°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (327°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 12°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Punta del Este, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,270–US$2,430 each
about US$1,270–US$2,430 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to PDP, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$603–US$1,250 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$74 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$275–US$462 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$248–US$462 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$107–US$174 |
| Total | about US$1,270–US$2,430 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
3 min by car · 86 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Punta del Este its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in La Barra on Booking.com
14 min by car · 33 places to stay
- Beds in El Chorro on Booking.com
21 min by car · 16 places to stay
About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 15m
About 21h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PDP, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 40 min by road
Flights ORD → PDP on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.