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 beginners: 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 beginner 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: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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El Mejoral-Algarrobo18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 kmNeeds 4 ft+

5 ft501 kJ

5 ft798 kJ

6 ft758 kJ

5 ft430 kJ

5 ft349 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft202 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Mejoral-Algarrobo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	501kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	5 ft12 smushy	798kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	6 ft12 smushy	758kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	5 ft10 smushy	430kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	35, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

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

6 ft973 kJ

6 ft836 kJ

6 ft638 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft349 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft202 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Chilena-Algarrobo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft12 ssoft	973kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	6 ft12 smushy	836kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	6 ft10 smushy	638kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	5 ft10 smushy	509kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

La Peña19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft371 kJ

5 ft804 kJ

5 ft740 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

4 ft218 kJ

3 ft161 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Peña, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft10 shollow	371kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	10, poor	5 ft12 shollow	804kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	5 ft12 shollow	740kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	5 ft10 shollow	509kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 shollow	340kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	4 ft9 shollow	218kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	3 ft9 shollow	161kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

las tinajas18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Algarrobo, 1 kmNeeds 3 ft+

5 ft501 kJ

5 ft798 kJ

6 ft758 kJ

5 ft430 kJ

5 ft349 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft202 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at las tinajas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	501kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	5 ft12 smushy	798kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft12 smushy	758kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft10 smushy	430kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

Quintay0.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft1007 kJ

6 ft851 kJ

6 ft782 kJ

5 ft453 kJ

5 ft356 kJ

4 ft211 kJ

3 ft183 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Quintay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,007kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	6 ft12 smushy	851kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	6 ft12 smushy	782kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	5 ft10 smushy	453kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	356kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	211kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	183kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	16°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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