Lota, Chile

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About Lota

Lota is a town in Biobío Region, Chile. From Lota you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Conchilla, a surf spot 2.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CCP, 37 km away.

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Staying in Lota

  • 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: CCP, 37 km, ZCO, 208 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Lota 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: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Lota: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Conchilla2.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+1 ft18 kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots, too small for experts2 ft36 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small for experts1 ft42 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small for experts5 ft150 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small for experts3 ft40 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small for experts1 ft7 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, too small for experts1 ft10 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, too small for experts
All readings for Conchilla: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Conchilla, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft7 shollow18kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small2 ft8 shollow36kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small1 ft12 shollow42kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct16, too small5 ft6 smushy150kJwind from the north, 6 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small3 ft6 smushy40kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore15°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft6 shollow7kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft10 shollow10kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot12°C
Playa Blanca3.7 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+1 ft18 kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots, too small for experts2 ft36 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small for experts1 ft42 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small for experts5 ft150 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small for experts3 ft40 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft11 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too small for experts1 ft10 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, too small for experts
All readings for Playa Blanca: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Blanca, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft7 smushy18kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small2 ft8 smushy36kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft12 scrumbling42kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small5 ft6 smushy150kJwind from the north, 6 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small3 ft6 smushy40kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore15°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft4 smushy11kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft10 scrumbling10kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot12°C

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

  • La Picá de la CarmelitaSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
  • KamPolloChicken · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Papa Johns PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Jotas SushiSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
  • La Pica De Don RichardBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Mercado De LotaSeafood · 0.2 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