Pichilemu, Chile

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Agustín Ross Cultural Center in June 2011
Pichilemu, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Diego Grez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pichilemu

Pichilemu is a town in O'Higgins Region, Chile. From Pichilemu you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Pichilemu, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 200 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 158 km away.

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Staying in Pichilemu

  • 200 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 158 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 Pichilemu.

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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 Pichilemu each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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 Pichilemu: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Pancora6.4 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft355 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft298 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day6 ft707 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, poor5 ft528 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, poor5 ft446 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, fair5 ft301 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, fair4 ft221 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Pancora: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pancora, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good4 ft11 shollow355kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct53, good4 ft9 scrumbling298kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct34, poor6 ft11 scrumbling707kJwind from the north, 12 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct26, poor5 ft11 scrumbling528kJwind from the north, 12 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct36, fair5 ft10 scrumbling446kJwind from the north, 9 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair5 ft9 scrumbling301kJwind from the west, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct59, good4 ft9 scrumbling221kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots15°C
Infernillo1.8 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft382 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, good5 ft720 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, fair5 ft791 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor6 ft776 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor5 ft437 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, poor5 ft336 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, fair4 ft258 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, good
All readings for Infernillo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Infernillo, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct51, good4 ft11 scrumbling382kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct38, fair5 ft13 scrumbling720kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct7, poor5 ft12 smushy791kJwind from the north, 15 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct22, poor6 ft12 scrumbling776kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct28, poor5 ft9 smushy437kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair5 ft9 scrumbling336kJwind from the west, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct57, good4 ft9 scrumbling258kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots15°C
Pichilemu1.1 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft382 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, good5 ft720 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, fair5 ft791 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor6 ft776 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor5 ft437 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, poor5 ft336 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, fair4 ft258 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, good
All readings for Pichilemu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pichilemu, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct51, good4 ft11 scrumbling382kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct38, fair5 ft13 scrumbling720kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct7, poor5 ft12 smushy791kJwind from the north, 15 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct22, poor6 ft12 scrumbling776kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct28, poor5 ft9 smushy437kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair5 ft9 ssoft336kJwind from the west, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct57, good4 ft9 scrumbling258kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots15°C
Punta de Lobos6 kmabout 15 min by carExperts only4 ft382 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too small for experts6 ft825 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair for experts6 ft800 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, too small for experts6 ft776 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small for experts5 ft498 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small for experts5 ft336 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small for experts4 ft260 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for Punta de Lobos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta de Lobos, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, too small4 ft11 scrumbling382kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair6 ft11 scrumbling825kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small6 ft11 smushy800kJwind from the north, 12 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct27, too small6 ft12 scrumbling776kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct23, too small5 ft10 smushy498kJwind from the north, 9 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct25, too small5 ft9 scrumbling336kJwind from the west, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct25, too small4 ft9 scrumbling260kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore15°C

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

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