El Tabo, Chile

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Playa en El Tabo - panoramio — El Tabo, the nearest town. Photo: perezcotapos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About El Tabo

El Tabo is a town in Valparaíso Region, Chile. From El Tabo you can reach 11 surf spots. The nearest is La Castilla-El Tabo, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 58 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 82 km away.

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Staying in El Tabo

58 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 82 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from El Tabo.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in El Tabo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for El Tabo too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Fri 23

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Sun 25

Isla Negra1.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in El Quisco, 5 km

6 ft857 kJ

6 ft799 kJ

5 ft722 kJ

5 ft492 kJ

5 ft334 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Isla Negra, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	857kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	6 ft12 scrumbling	799kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	722kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	492kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	199kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	16°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	173kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

La Castilla-El Tabo0.8 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft857 kJ

6 ft799 kJ

5 ft722 kJ

5 ft492 kJ

5 ft334 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Castilla-El Tabo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	857kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	6 ft12 scrumbling	799kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	722kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	492kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	199kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	16°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	173kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

las tinajas10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 km

6 ft973 kJ

6 ft836 kJ

6 ft638 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft349 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft202 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at las tinajas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft12 ssoft	973kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	6 ft12 smushy	836kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	6 ft10 smushy	638kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	5 ft10 smushy	509kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

El Mejoral-Algarrobo10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 km

6 ft973 kJ

6 ft836 kJ

6 ft638 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft349 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft202 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Mejoral-Algarrobo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	6 ft12 ssoft	973kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	6 ft12 smushy	836kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	6 ft10 smushy	638kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	5 ft10 smushy	509kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

El Quisco Point7.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in El Quisco, 1 km

6 ft932 kJ

6 ft829 kJ

6 ft638 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

4 ft218 kJ

3 ft161 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Quisco Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	6 ft12 shollow	932kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	6 ft12 smushy	829kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	6 ft10 smushy	638kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	5 ft10 shollow	509kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 shollow	340kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 shollow	218kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 shollow	161kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

Ahogados6.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in El Quisco

6 ft932 kJ

6 ft829 kJ

6 ft638 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

4 ft218 kJ

3 ft161 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ahogados, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	932kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	6 ft12 scrumbling	829kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	638kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	509kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	340kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	218kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 shollow	161kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

La Chilena-Algarrobo10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 km

6 ft973 kJ

6 ft836 kJ

6 ft638 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft349 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft202 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Chilena-Algarrobo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft12 ssoft	973kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	6 ft12 smushy	836kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	6 ft10 smushy	638kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	5 ft10 smushy	509kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

La Peña10.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 3 km

6 ft932 kJ

6 ft829 kJ

6 ft638 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

4 ft218 kJ

3 ft161 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Peña, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft12 shollow	932kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	6 ft12 shollow	829kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	6 ft10 shollow	638kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	5 ft10 shollow	509kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 shollow	340kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	4 ft9 shollow	218kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 shollow	161kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

Las Cruces6.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Las Cruces

4 ft582 kJ

5 ft610 kJ

7 ft316 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Cruces, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	4 ft13 shollow	582kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	610kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	7 ft6 smushy	316kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	374kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	246kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 shollow	115kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

Chepica3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft582 kJ

5 ft610 kJ

7 ft316 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Chepica, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	4 ft13 scrumbling	582kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	610kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	7 ft6 smushy	316kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	374kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	115kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

La cruz3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft582 kJ

5 ft610 kJ

7 ft316 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La cruz, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	4 ft13 scrumbling	582kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	610kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	7 ft6 smushy	316kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	374kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	115kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of El Tabo, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near El Tabo

Don Tito RestaurantSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
Terra Quincho LimitadaSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
Camping El Bosque El TaboGerman · 0.8 km from the centre
Ex VulcaBurger · 1.9 km from the centre
Gourmet Plaza y el Marin the centre
Cabañas del ItalianoItalian · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits