Difficulty 4
Break frequency 6
216 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
1.5m - 2.0m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Webber
- Design: Afterburner
- Sizes: 6'0 to 6'10"
- Surfer Weight: 75kg to 90kg+
The 09 Afterburner maintains the overall theme that has made this design synonymous with the concept of the all rounder. The new addition of the nose to tail double concave has only extended the speed of th... Read more
general information
A standard beach break towards the eastern end of Punta Del Este, that likes a clean southeast swell. Close to down town there's sure to be a few here.
There's a welknown sculpture o the beach, known as "La Mano", reated by Chilean artist, Mario Irrazábal in 1982. It is a sculpture of a big hand that comes up from the beach, with fingers ('Dedos' in Spainish) protruding from the sand, hence the name of the break.
Wave length
50-100m
Best months
April - September
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board
Wave type
Standard
Access
Standard Paddle
Hazards
Reef/Rock, Locals, Rips
5 Day Forecast
| Swell Period | 7.93 | 10.84 | 14.46 | 13.15 | 12.41 | 11.95 | 11.64 | 11.10 | 10.91 | 11.56 |
| Swell Direction | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind Direction | SW | SW | WSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | ESE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind (kts) | 25 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
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