Quintay, Chile

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Quintay cove
Quintay, the nearest town. Photo: TomasVial, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Quintay

Quintay is a town in Valparaíso Region, Chile. From Quintay you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Quintay, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 87 km away.

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Staying in Quintay

  • 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 87 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 Quintay.

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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. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Quintay 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Quintay: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
La Peña19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 3 km4 ft367 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, good5 ft690 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft758 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, poor6 ft625 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, poor5 ft512 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor5 ft371 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, fair4 ft275 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, good
All readings for La Peña: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Peña, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct55, good4 ft11 shollow367kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair5 ft13 shollow690kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct7, poor5 ft13 shollow758kJwind from the north, 19 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct28, poor6 ft11 shollow625kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct33, poor5 ft10 shollow512kJwind from the north, 10 knots18°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair5 ft9 shollow371kJwind from the west, 2 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct58, good4 ft9 shollow275kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots16°C
El Mejoral-Algarrobo18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 km4 ft367 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, good5 ft813 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, poor5 ft723 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, poor6 ft750 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, poor5 ft461 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, poor5 ft333 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, poor4 ft277 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, good
All readings for El Mejoral-Algarrobo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Mejoral-Algarrobo, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct55, good4 ft11 ssoft367kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct28, poor5 ft14 ssoft813kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct3, poor5 ft12 smushy723kJwind from the north, 19 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct16, poor6 ft12 smushy750kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct26, poor5 ft10 smushy461kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots18°C
Fri 23Oct32, poor5 ft9 ssoft333kJwind from the west, 2 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct55, good4 ft9 ssoft277kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore16°C
las tinajas18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 km4 ft367 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, good5 ft813 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, poor5 ft723 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, poor6 ft750 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, poor5 ft461 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, poor5 ft333 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, poor4 ft284 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, good
All readings for las tinajas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at las tinajas, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good4 ft11 ssoft367kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct28, poor5 ft14 ssoft813kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct3, poor5 ft12 smushy723kJwind from the north, 19 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct16, poor6 ft12 smushy750kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct27, poor5 ft10 smushy461kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots18°C
Fri 23Oct32, poor5 ft9 ssoft333kJwind from the west, 2 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct55, good4 ft9 ssoft284kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots16°C
La Chilena-Algarrobo18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 kmNeeds 5 ft+5 ft420 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, too small for experts6 ft993 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, fair for experts6 ft855 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor for experts6 ft263 kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, too small for experts5 ft461 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, too small for experts5 ft333 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small for experts4 ft298 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small for experts
All readings for La Chilena-Algarrobo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Chilena-Algarrobo, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, too small5 ft10 ssoft420kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct46, fair6 ft12 ssoft993kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct16, poor6 ft12 smushy855kJwind from the north, 10 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small6 ft7 smushy263kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct22, too small5 ft10 smushy461kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots18°C
Fri 23Oct24, too small5 ft9 ssoft333kJwind from the west, 2 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct28, too small4 ft9 ssoft298kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots16°C
Quintay0.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 6 ft+4 ft373 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small for experts6 ft1028 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, fair for experts6 ft882 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, poor for experts6 ft869 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small for experts5 ft479 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, too small for experts5 ft355 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too small for experts5 ft299 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for Quintay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Quintay, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct31, too small4 ft11 scrumbling373kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct46, fair6 ft12 scrumbling1,028kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct15, poor6 ft12 smushy882kJwind from the north, 13 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small6 ft12 scrumbling869kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct26, too small5 ft10 smushy479kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct24, too small5 ft9 scrumbling355kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct30, too small5 ft9 scrumbling299kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore14°C

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

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