Iquique, Chile

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About Iquique

Iquique is a town in Tarapacá Region, Chile. From Iquique you can reach 11 surf spots. The nearest is Intendencia, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 160 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is IQQ, 36 km away.

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Staying in Iquique

160 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: IQQ, 36 km, ARI, 208 km, TCQ, 241 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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 Iquique each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Cavancha2.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft363 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft734 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cavancha, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 scrumbling	363kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 scrumbling	261kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft12 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 ssoft	320kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

Baul7.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft339 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

5 ft648 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

5 ft491 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baul, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	63, good	4 ft11 shollow	339kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 0 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	383kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft9 shollow	242kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft12 shollow	648kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 shollow	381kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft10 shollow	491kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	5 ft9 shollow	296kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	22°C

Colegio1.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft363 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft734 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Colegio, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	363kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	261kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	5 ft12 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

Intendencia0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft363 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft734 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Intendencia, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	363kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft12 shollow	410kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	4 ft9 shollow	261kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	5 ft12 shollow	734kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

La Bestia2.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft459 kJ

4 ft625 kJ

6 ft834 kJ

5 ft383 kJ

6 ft501 kJ

5 ft363 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Bestia, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	65, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	459kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft14 scrumbling	625kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	834kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	383kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	6 ft9 smushy	501kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	363kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

La Cosa0.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft459 kJ

4 ft625 kJ

6 ft834 kJ

5 ft383 kJ

6 ft501 kJ

5 ft363 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Cosa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	459kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft14 shollow	625kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	834kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	383kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	6 ft9 smushy	501kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	363kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

Las Urracas1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft363 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft734 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Las Urracas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	363kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	261kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	5 ft12 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

Marinero desconocido4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft363 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft734 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marinero desconocido, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	63, good	4 ft11 shollow	363kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	410kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft9 shollow	261kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	5 ft12 shollow	734kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 shollow	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 shollow	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 shollow	320kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

Mauro1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft363 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft734 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mauro, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	363kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	261kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	5 ft12 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

Punta 11.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft363 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft734 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta 1, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	63, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	363kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	261kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	5 ft12 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	320kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

Punta 20.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft459 kJ

4 ft625 kJ

6 ft834 kJ

5 ft383 kJ

6 ft501 kJ

5 ft363 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta 2, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	65, good	4 ft11 shollow	410kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	459kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft14 shollow	625kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	834kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	383kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	6 ft9 smushy	501kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	363kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Iquique, 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 Iquique

Casino EspanolSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Pronto CatalinaItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
La Picá CuricanaLatin american · 0.4 km from the centre
Sabor doradoTheme · 0.4 km from the centre
Bhanga Plant BasedVegetarian · 0.6 km from the centre
Punto y coma restauranteBreakfast and brunch · 0.6 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