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 beginners: 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 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 Pichilemu 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 Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Pichilemu: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Infernillo1.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft382 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore5 ft479 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore5 ft791 kJwind from the north, 14 knots5 ft409 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots5 ft498 kJwind from the north, 10 knots5 ft336 kJwind from the west, 4 knots4 ft231 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots
All readings for Infernillo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Infernillo, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good4 ft11 scrumbling382kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct36, fair5 ft11 scrumbling479kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct12, poor5 ft12 scrumbling791kJwind from the north, 14 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct19, poor5 ft9 smushy409kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct23, poor5 ft10 smushy498kJwind from the north, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair5 ft9 scrumbling336kJwind from the west, 4 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct57, good4 ft9 scrumbling231kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots15°C
Pancora6.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft355 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots5 ft354 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore5 ft698 kJwind from the north, 11 knots5 ft528 kJwind from the north, 12 knots5 ft446 kJwind from the north, 10 knots5 ft301 kJwind from the west, 4 knots4 ft226 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore
All readings for Pancora: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pancora, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct55, good4 ft11 shollow355kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct52, good5 ft10 scrumbling354kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair5 ft12 scrumbling698kJwind from the north, 11 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct26, poor5 ft11 scrumbling528kJwind from the north, 12 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct32, poor5 ft10 scrumbling446kJwind from the north, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct47, fair5 ft9 scrumbling301kJwind from the west, 4 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct59, good4 ft9 scrumbling226kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore15°C
Pichilemu1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft382 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore5 ft479 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore5 ft791 kJwind from the north, 14 knots5 ft409 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots5 ft498 kJwind from the north, 10 knots5 ft336 kJwind from the west, 4 knots4 ft231 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots
All readings for Pichilemu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pichilemu, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good4 ft11 scrumbling382kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct35, poor5 ft11 scrumbling479kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct12, poor5 ft12 scrumbling791kJwind from the north, 14 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct19, poor5 ft9 smushy409kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct23, poor5 ft10 smushy498kJwind from the north, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair5 ft9 ssoft336kJwind from the west, 4 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct57, good4 ft9 scrumbling231kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots15°C
Punta de Lobos6 kmabout 15 min by carExperts only4 ft382 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore6 ft825 kJwind from the south, 8 knots6 ft792 kJwind from the north, 11 knots6 ft403 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots5 ft498 kJwind from the north, 10 knots5 ft336 kJwind from the west, 4 knots4 ft260 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots
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 18Oct30, too small4 ft11 scrumbling382kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair6 ft11 scrumbling825kJwind from the south, 8 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct19, too small6 ft12 smushy792kJwind from the north, 11 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small6 ft8 smushy403kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small5 ft10 smushy498kJwind from the north, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct28, too small5 ft9 scrumbling336kJwind from the west, 4 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct25, too small4 ft9 scrumbling260kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots15°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