Pocitos
Surf spot · Uruguay
Is it worth the trip?
22Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: too small (1 ft swell at 4 s)
Mon 2 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft4 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- E 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft5 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- NNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- SSW 19 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 136, too small
- Mon 213, too small
- Tue 34, too small
- Wed 435, too small
- Thu 525, too small
- Fri 610, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 830, too small
- Mon 922, too small
- Tue 1019, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–7 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 36, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the north, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 4, too small | under 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the east, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 35, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 25, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 10, too small | under 1 ft5 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 30, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 22, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the north, 5 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 19, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 21°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 NovHigh 05:32 +0.0 mLow 11:01 −0.2 mHigh 18:10 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:21 −0.2 mHigh 06:31 +0.0 mLow 11:57 −0.3 mHigh 19:32 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:23 −0.2 mHigh 07:35 −0.0 mLow 12:56 −0.3 mHigh 20:45 +0.3 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 beginners, 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
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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Photos of Pocitos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pocitos
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (122°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (302°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 7.1 km out (1 in 714). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 24°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Montevideo, 4.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 20°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$2,400 each
about US$1,270–US$2,400 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 MDW to MVD, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$603–US$1,250 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| 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$2,400 |
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
7 min by car · 134 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Montevideo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Neptunia on Booking.com
50 min by car · 2 places to stay
- Beds in Salinas Canelones on Booking.com
56 min by car · 5 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 19h 55m
About 19h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MVD, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 35 min by road
Flights MDW → MVD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.