Chaguarama de sotillo, Venezuela

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Playa El Agua, is 107 km away. Nearest airport: CUP (CUP), 29 km.

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About Chaguarama de sotillo

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

The spot faces NE (24°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (204°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Playa El Agua, is 107 km away. Nearest airport: CUP (CUP), 29 km.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PMV, changing at El Dorado International Airport (BOG).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Playa El Agua, is 107 km away. Nearest airport: CUP (CUP), 29 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Chaguarama de sotillo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 shollow	29kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 27Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to PMV, changing at BOG, then 2h 10 by road. About 17h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to PMV, changing at BOG, then 2h 10 by road. About 17h door to door

Rough cost

About £610–£1,165 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 ORD to PMV, estimated from distance and season, changing at BOG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£285–£590
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£610–£1,165

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

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