Barrancon, Chile

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iquique, is 179 km away. Nearest airport: IQQ (IQQ), 143 km.

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About Barrancon

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (278°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (98°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in September, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iquique, is 179 km away. Nearest airport: IQQ (IQQ), 143 km.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 24 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ANF, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM).
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Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Barrancon.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iquique, is 179 km away. Nearest airport: IQQ (IQQ), 143 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Barrancon, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 shollow	356kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 shollow	420kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	5 ft12 shollow	615kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	7 ft11 shollow	977kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	6 ft11 shollow	839kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 shollow	489kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	4 ft6 shollow	144kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	6 ft8 shollow	372kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Mon 26Oct	20, too small	4 ft7 shollow	102kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	19°C
Tue 27Oct	22, too small	3 ft13 shollow	268kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	19°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to ANF, changing at ATL and LIM, then 3h 30 by road. About 24h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Barrancon
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Barrancon
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Barrancon
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Barrancon
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to ANF, changing at ATL and LIM, then 3h 30 by road. About 24h door to door

Rough cost

About £730–£1,440 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to ANF, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and LIM, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£450–£935
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£60–£100
Food	7 days eating out	£130–£245
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£55–£95
Total		£730–£1,440

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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