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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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

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La Peña19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 3 km

4 ft367 kJ

5 ft690 kJ

5 ft758 kJ

6 ft625 kJ

5 ft512 kJ

5 ft371 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Peña, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	4 ft11 shollow	367kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft13 shollow	690kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	7, poor	5 ft13 shollow	758kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	6 ft11 shollow	625kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	5 ft10 shollow	512kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	371kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft9 shollow	275kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	16°C

El Mejoral-Algarrobo18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 km

4 ft367 kJ

5 ft813 kJ

5 ft723 kJ

6 ft750 kJ

5 ft461 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

4 ft277 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Mejoral-Algarrobo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	4 ft11 ssoft	367kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	5 ft14 ssoft	813kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	3, poor	5 ft12 smushy	723kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	6 ft12 smushy	750kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	5 ft10 smushy	461kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	333kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft9 ssoft	277kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C

las tinajas18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 km

4 ft367 kJ

5 ft813 kJ

5 ft723 kJ

6 ft750 kJ

5 ft461 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

4 ft284 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at las tinajas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft11 ssoft	367kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	5 ft14 ssoft	813kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	3, poor	5 ft12 smushy	723kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	6 ft12 smushy	750kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft10 smushy	461kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	333kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft9 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	16°C

La Chilena-Algarrobo18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft420 kJ

6 ft993 kJ

6 ft855 kJ

6 ft263 kJ

5 ft461 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

4 ft298 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Chilena-Algarrobo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	420kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	6 ft12 ssoft	993kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	6 ft12 smushy	855kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	6 ft7 smushy	263kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	5 ft10 smushy	461kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	333kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	298kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	16°C

Quintay0.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 6 ft+

4 ft373 kJ

6 ft1028 kJ

6 ft882 kJ

6 ft869 kJ

5 ft479 kJ

5 ft355 kJ

5 ft299 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Quintay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,028kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	6 ft12 smushy	882kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	6 ft12 scrumbling	869kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	5 ft10 smushy	479kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	355kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	299kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	14°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

Tatito Quintay RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
El Templo PizzeriaItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
Restaurant Pezcadores QuintaySeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Reataurant AquariumSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurant Miramar0.3 km from the centre
La CaracolaSeafood · 0.4 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

Quintay, Chile

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

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